The first semester of my freshman year has flown by extremely quickly, and it’s overall been a new and eye-opening experience.
- My biggest challenge this semester has been my grades– college was definitely much more difficult than high school (Whoever said college was easy was a liar. Period.), but after changing my study habits a bit after the first week of midterms I was able to turn things around. Math has always been a hard subject for me and by all means not my strong suit academically, and my first midterm grade reflected that. My study habits for this subject especially were poor but after developing a system I can say my grades rose from a 75% to a 91% by the second midterm– a fairly large percentage jump for me.
- Through the lectures, I was able to find out more information about Fisher and CA&S, and Health and Rehabilitation. I chose to explore these colleges and the majors they offered because I knew beforehand that the majors I was considering were housed in these colleges. I am really keen to embark on a marketing/communications track, but I just couldn’t make the decision between the two.
- My thoughts about majors hasn’t really changed at all, since I am still considering the same two majors I initially began with. However, through this exploratory class, I was able to gain a different perspective on the majors I was pondering and was introduced to including minors. The lectures definitely shed light on the differences between the two majors and helped me understand both.
- The majors I have considered I feel really play with my interests and strengths both. In regards to my interests, I knew from the beginning that I hate feeling tied down and I love having flexibility in what I do. Being creative is extremely important to me, but having stability was also a key factor in my decision in a major. Both marketing and communication majors have the ability to open many doors of opportunity and are applicable to whatever interests I may have. With my strengths, I feel as though they both play in nicely as well because they fit in with all my academic strengths.
- The most beneficial aspect from attending lectures personally was getting a keener look at the requirements for each college. I was able to ask my own questions to ensure I knew what each college/major took to get into and that in turn ensures my future success with arriving at a major. You can’t choose a major if you don’t know how to even apply for it.
- I wish more majors housed under the college were discussed during lectures. I felt as though it really only focused on a couple each lecture, but it’s impossible to get through every major during one lecture when there are dozens within each college so it’s understandable.
- My goals for next semester/summer are definitely to get jobs/internships that reflect with my interests and in turn, my career aspirations/major. I will use OSU’s job search function to aid me with this, especially with next semester.
- If I could go back to the beginning of the school year and tell myself something, it would definitely be to keep my eyes on the bigger picture. Small bumps along the way are nothing to be worried about and they happen to everyone. Work hard and play hard!