Eric Villa

One word that describes how I am feeling about this course and college in general is encouraged because college is a fresh start for me and a reason to improve my well being. This course would also teach me what I need to advance in life which prepares me for new opportunities coming my way. My study skills are being in an environment where I feel determined to study. Having an environment like that can make me study more efficiently and comfortably. What I need to learn to do better is to cut distractions out during my time of studying because I have learned that I am not good at cutting them out and it holds me back. My only concerns and worries about college is whether or not I am able to manage my personal life and college life. I want to be able to have fun and go out with my friends and not have it interfere with my learning ability in college.

I choose this picture because what it means to me is that it shows me what life is about and to enjoy it with your loved ones whenever you get the chance to.

Elenny Sosa

I’m feeling nervous about this class and college in general. A wide range of emotions, yet nervousness stands out. At this point, you essentially “grow up,” and you start to feel stressed by everyone’s high expectations of you. While high school was enjoyable, college is the time to actually take things seriously and pace yourself. I’m a person who gets distracted very easily and forgets things easily as well. I want to focus on setting aside time for my studies. The study skill that works best for me I would say independent work, one because I’m a very quiet and shy person and two because I feel that I can get distracted easily.


So I chose this picture , it’s a picture of me and my sisters. They inspire me to do better as the older sister I am. 

Dominic

As for how I am feeling about not only this course, but also college as whole, is that I am uneasy. When I say this, I am referring to how I visualize my lifestyle that I’ll likely end up having to adapt to as the semester goes by. Studying is not something I think about often but when I do, I’d typically prefer to do it alone since it gives me space to think on my own, come up with my own questions to research, and time to analyze a topic in ways only I could understand. I don’t exactly like to have any extra background sounds when I study as I find myself getting distracted with it very quickly which also adds to why I don’t like study groups. Organizing how I will fit time to study into my schedule is something I am confident in being able to do, the thing is just that I usually fail to live up to those expectations I set for myself. I’m unsure as to how I will be able to survive in college, especially after looking over the syllabus for one of my other classes. Basically, it discussed a part about how they will have us put together a final project consisting of a recommended page count of 15 and, even if I could handle it, I just remember myself in high school weeping over having to do 3 pages.

I choose this picture because it shows me doing what I enjoy doing most and that is playing basketball. It is something I like to continuously improve on with myself.