<p>The only thing I was mad about so far was an A- in GenChem lol. I worked so hard and had an A- BEFORE curving, so I guess the prof didn't actually curve. But 3.89 GPA is more than fine with me so far.</p>
<p>I've gotten so involved in such a short amount of time. Coming in I already had a spot on the varsity swim team, so that ate up a lot of time. I also got a spot in senate for SGA, I write for the newspaper, blog for the school's website, and am a member of Campus Crusade and the Pre-Med club.</p>
<p>Still, somehow, I found myself with a lot more time leftover than I had in high school. So I had plenty of time to make tons of new friends (the people here are so much better than at my HS) and be introduced to alcohol for the first time lol. I love balancing time!!</p>
<p>Academically...could've done a lot better. I didn't get below a B or anything but I'm still not too happy.</p>
<p>Socially...could've been better. I'm not going to blame myself, I put myself out there and did meet a lot of people but I haven't reached that level of "ok, these are my friends and I'm totally comfortable with them and we've had a blast together." So either I haven't met the right people yet or I just compare them too much to my high school friends.</p>
<p>Extracurricularly...it was pretty good. I got involved, I'll continue with some stuff but I'll definitely look for new clubs to join.</p>
<p>Overall...all I can say is, it was a start. Definitely not the best, but every semester is somewhat of a new start, right?</p>
<p>If there is a class that you can make good grades in and skip at the same time, then go ahead and skip it! I made an A in a class I showed up for 5 times. Bs and a C in everything else!</p>
<p>I loved my first semester of college! I experienced and learned quite a few things these past four months. Academically, I had to change my method of studying. My wake call happened when I got my first Psychology exam back; let's just say it wasn't good. Like most people here, I did minimal studying in high school, so I knew I had to change that once I got to college. I don't know my final grades yet because I just finished exams a couple of days ago, but I'm pretty confident that I did well. I also took classes that I was interested in, so that made studying a bit easier. Thanks to my Japanese class, I actually want to study abroad in Japan and possibly major in Japanese!</p>
<p>Socially, I met a ton of people from different backgrounds. I love learning about other people's customs and beliefs, so it was easy for me to make friends. As a few other people have mentioned, most of my "friends" are more like acquaintances, but I'm fine with that. I have 2 close friends (including my roommate) whom I have met in college, and that's all I need.</p>
<p>As far as living in the dorms, it is so much fun. I lucked out and was assigned one of the bigger dorm rooms! And my roommate is so awesome! I also enjoy the movie nights that we have. All in all, my first semester of college was great.</p>
<p>i'm batting a 3.00 right now...god this is not good. I think one of my teachers gave me a B when I really should've gotten a B+, and i've still got one grade i'm waiting on...hoping for a B+ (fingers crossed). Maybe I can finish with a 3.1..I feel horrible</p>
<p>Finals can save you if you're struggling during a semester/quarter. I was pulling a B in my classes (which is considerably lower than the A/A- i usually get) with midterms and papers and tests. They were harder classes and my time and interest was elsewhere. Come finals time I dropped everything, studied my ass off, and ended up with straight A-s.</p>
<p>i really enjoyed my 1st semester and i know i definetly made the right decision on what college to go to.</p>
<p>academically, i had to work hard for the 1st time in my life and i think i handled it pretty well. i NEVER did homework or reading in hs but i did it now and so far the grades that have been released give me a 3.5 GPA. my classes overall were interesting and i loved not having to sit in school for 6 hours a day.</p>
<p>socially, id say i did pretty well too. i love meeting new people so the first couple of days i was going crazy just talking to everyone and it was so much fun. i have a group of girls in my hall who i can go to dinner with if i want or just go watch tv if im bored. however, i feel like i missed out somewhere because theyre all closer with eachother than i am with them but theyre all really nice and friendly so next semster shouldnt be a problem.</p>
<p>me and my roommate got along alright. she was from farther away and definetly felt homesick. we did EVERYTHING together at first which i think was definetly a mistake. we wound up bquite different and she kind of shut herself off from everyone after the 1st week and didnt want to go out really and went to sleep and got up REALLY early all the time. we hung out with the same group of friends so it was kind of awkward when i went to go chill with them and she wouldnt come along. her personality was kind of overbearing and i think some of the people didnt like her around all the time.. maybe she realized that and gave up? she wound up wanting to transfer after 1st semester because of family problems back home. so who knows who ill be living with next.</p>
<p>im happy to be home and back with my best friends. our grou pof home is very tight knit and unreplicable so im gonna enjoy this next month home.</p>
<p>Just a reminder to all of you who are comparing the level of highshool friendships to your new friendships--remember you've only known all these new people for about 15 weeks or so. You'll get to know them better over time and make history with them too--and you aren't done meeeting people yet, either.</p>
<p>My first quarter at college was great. I made lots of new friends and got even closer to my friends from high school who go to the same school. I joined a fraternity which was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've met so many new people and have really become a much more social person. I'm rooming with a friend from high school and it's going well aside from the fact that his girlfriend is around all the time. She's nice and a good friend of mine, but sometimes I just wanna chill.</p>
<p>Academically, I did fairly well I think. I had to drop my Math class because I did really poorly on the midterm, but I think I did really well in my other classes (still waiting to see my grades). If all goes as planned I should have like a 3.3 which is much better than I was expecting. All in all, my first quarter couldn't have gone any better and I can't wait to go back in a few weeks.</p>
<p>I don't think this semester went too well for me. I only took Chemistry 1 (i'm concurrent, so I on;y took that) and I found out that I really need to study hard after it was too late. I hope this next semester will go better!</p>
<p>I have 2-3 days before I get home. My friend who's here till tomorrow won't answer the phone, and I'm incredibly bored. Next semester, I'm taking off the minute finals are done.</p>
<p>I think I'll go watch Boston Legal for a while, and maybe order some food.</p>
<p>I agree with boysx3. The friends I met freshman year (I am a jr) have turned into seriously my best friends. I still have my best friend from high school, too, but she is the only one of my friends from high school that I actually still talk to regularly.</p>
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i'm batting a 3.00 right now...god this is not good. I think one of my teachers gave me a B when I really should've gotten a B+, and i've still got one grade i'm waiting on...hoping for a B+ (fingers crossed). Maybe I can finish with a 3.1..I feel horrible
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<p>if you feel horrible b/c of your grades... you shouldn't.</p>
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My first quarter at college was great. I made lots of new friends and got even closer to my friends from high school who go to the same school. I joined a fraternity which was probably one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've met so many new people and have really become a much more social person. I'm rooming with a friend from high school and it's going well aside from the fact that his girlfriend is around all the time. She's nice and a good friend of mine, but sometimes I just wanna chill.</p>
<p>Academically, I did fairly well I think. I had to drop my Math class because I did really poorly on the midterm, but I think I did really well in my other classes (still waiting to see my grades). If all goes as planned I should have like a 3.3 which is much better than I was expecting. All in all, my first quarter couldn't have gone any better and I can't wait to go back in a few weeks.
<p>Pretty great so far. I've made a few real awesome friends and feel I fit in on the dorm floor. Attended a slew of parties. Academically, I got a 3.7 which I'm very happy about.</p>
<p>Well this was my first semester where I was able to have a room to myself, and not 5 other people. I was finally able to sleep/study.(See my horror stores to get the hint)</p>
<p>That being said, I was lucky enough to catch a rather nasty case of Bronchitis right before/during midterm exams(yay?). The meds I was given certainly didn't help me take those exams either, but they sure gave me a mean headache... </p>
<p>So my grades went from a rather lovely
Blaw: B+
Arc: A-
Bio behavioral health: A
IST: A
Sociology:A
Stat:A</p>
<p>to a pathetic...
Blaw:C
Arch:A-/B+
Bio beh: A-
IST: A
Soc: B+
Stat: A-</p>
<p>Now I am stuck with a 3.3 cumulative gpa...</p>
<p>You have to love it when life gives you hope about something, and then some random event comes along and obliterates it entirely.
Since I am so used to having bad things happen to me, I find it quite comical to say the least. My friends do too, and they call my life "(My nick-name)'s series of unfortunate events", which is a nice little inside joke between us.</p>