There is no way I could expect to know what my first week at Howard University would be like. So far, it has been one of the most independent and freeing experiences. Being an only child, I expected myself to be a little more homesick. However, I feel my dorm is already a second home because it is a comfortable environment. The college experience allows for a lot of freedom. With the increase of freedom, there is also an increase in responsibility. I am responsible for waking myself up and getting to my classes on time. The first week of classes showed me that college is no joke. I think college will require the same amount of time management that was required at my high school, but will be a lot easier because I don’t have to attend school from 8-3 every day of the week. My high school teachers were always telling us that college professors will not take excuses. How you succeed in college is entirely up to you. Since the first week of freshman orientation, I can already tell that I have to make things happen myself because no one else will do it for me. I expect to enhance and strengthen my research skills and critical thinking skills in Freshman Seminar. One particular lecture I am interested in is “Research and Methodology.” I am majoring in Chemistry and a big part of succeeding in this field is a high level of research skills. This lecture and all the lectures for that matter will force us to apply several different skills from the core competencies. Taking Freshman Seminar will only help me in my other core classes because the same skills are applied.
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