"High School VS. College this is my transiton"
As a freshman at U of I, I carry my past experiences with me because that is what shapes me into who I am although they are not always what I want to be defined by. As a student in high school I would do the work half way or it wouldn't hurt to leave things until the last minute because I knew I was learning the material taught in the class. As a college student I want to keep that habit out of my system because I know that here I can't get away with it that easily. In college you earn your grade and its your own loyalty to show that you put the sweat and tears for your own grades. I honor feeling pride in the grades I earn and for that I want to put my best foot forward.
In high school sometimes all it took was knowing the material and passing the classes not so much the method that you used. Because of this I never quite set a strong routine for my study skills or taking notes. Now that I am in college I regret not setting myself in a more strict atmosphere in high school because maybe if I would've done this sooner I wouldn't have such a hard time managing my time amongst my classes. Because of my experiences in high school I've learned from my mistakes that have taught me lessons that I will carry through out college life.
I am currently taking an introduction course to psychology where it involves a good amount of concentration especially because it involves reading a lot and I'm not a person who enjoys reading. This a course where knowing whats going on in class is not enough it requires a lot of the students participation at home for things to go by smoothly through out the course. For example if I don't read ahead of the professor when he does go over the chapter its pretty difficult to identify myself to the information given out rather than if I read ahead I'll have a better understanding of what's going on in the classroom.
Learning both content and method in a classroom is difficult but they are weights of the same amount that are needed to make the balance even, without one the other side will out weigh the other. Its like a horse and carriage you can't have one without the other. As a student its your obligation to learn content and method because in the long run of the course it will pay off. And as a student who is in search of learning how to balance it out its better to start early rather than the day after failing your first exam.