Before I got to college, I had been warned about the adaptation period that most college kids experience where they are adjusting to living without their parents. In all honestly, my adjustment period ended once I re-entered the building after walking my parents out. I’ve always been an extremely independent person and college has allowed me to grow even further as a person and a student. In the academic aspect, I do not really think that high school prepared me all that much for my classes so I may still be in the adaptation period for that. At this point in the semester, I am honestly just trying to get assignments done as I am having to allocate most of my time to taking care of myself mentally due to my apparent degradation of mental stability. When I was back on campus, I really enjoyed the independence that college has to offer. I really did enjoy the sense of community even during this time. For example, the Stair-A-Thon at Morril Tower although it is a very small event and I did not participate in the actual running part of the event, I enjoyed even the small sense of community that came with cheering on the competitors as they climbed the stairs past our floor. Although I knew none of them, I still felt a bond with them as a Morrill Tower resident and OSU Student. In all honesty, something that I struggled heavily with while I was on, and now off-campus is my mental health. I am still battling with it every day to go to class and get work done, or in other words, putting in minimal effort. Something that I achieved this semester is that I reached some personal goals regarding my health that I have been trying to reach for about 2 years now, which gives me hope that I am able to take good care of myself. My goal(s) for the next semester can honestly be broken down into two sections: academic and personal. My academic goals are to increase my GPA and stay on top of my course work. I would also like to be able to attend every lecture and study correctly and efficiently. My more personal goals would be to take even better care of myself mentally and physically. I want to be able to take some time for myself to unwind and do things that I enjoy such as reading for fun or doing some art. I also would like to start making some money with an either on-campus or off-campus job. This semester I am not taking as many hard classes and I think that I will be able to take some time away from my studies to begin saving for college expenses. I have a job at home for the summer and winter but since I currently do not have a job for doing the semester, I am simply raking up expenses for everyday things like food. I would like to be able to save up while still having some expenses, hence the need for a job.