Coping with Change

This past year the biggest change I have gone through was moving away from home and going to college. At first it was hard to adjust to living in my own apartment and not knowing very many people. There were times when I was very homesick and missed my family, friends, and the easy structure of high school. Now in college there is so much more freedom that sometimes it is hard to keep priorities straight and to always be successful. My parents aren't there to always tell me to do homework or check on my grades; it is up to me to do that on my own. The website from students first has very good tips with adjusting to college with different solutions to different topics; the page is provided by counseling services just for college students. College softball is also very different compared to high school softball and summer softball. It is more demanding of time and much more challenging. There is a lot more competition and I have to work harder to earn a spot on the team and to keep earning my scholarship that pays for my education. Because my major is pharmacy I have to take more challenging classes and work hard to keep good grades and with softball and my art scholarship I have had to learn to change my time management so I still have time to enjoy my life. If I was to just give up and decide not to work hard or not adjust to change then I would be unsuccessful with both school and softball. I have to have the drive to change and allow myself to be flexible and learn new things.

Introduction to Class

My name is Andrea New and I am from Topeka, Kansas. I went to school at Shawnee Heights High School. I have a scholarship for softball and art at Butler. My major is pre-pharmacy and I plan to go to a university for pharmacy school. I have one sibling named Allison, she is a sophomore in high school.