Week 5 reflection: I feel that it is getting better being here. I am getting my work done and managing my time and everything that I have to do. Classes are the same as they always have been so far. Featherman is ok. I don’t really do much. I am looking forward to the crew starting. I am really looking forward to it, it is the one social thing I usually do. My concerns are the same as every other time, just all the reading assignments. It gets boring and repetitive and exhausting. I am proud that I am keeping up with all the work and asking things when I need to.
This week I went to another trivia night. It was held in the Commons. This time around, they had more “nerdy” trivia, and we ended p doing okay. Not quite good, but we held our own for a bit. The first round was all about the elements of the periodic table, and my team did pretty good. The second round was guess the song, and we did okay. The third round was Disney trivia, and it was harder than I expected. The last round was guess the movie by the emojis, and we got all of them right. I love going to trivia night, as it’s a way to hang out with my friends and so something nerdy at the same time. I think I’m going to continue going to trivia nights.
Madison Robinson
Journal #11
Week 5 reflection
Week five was very similar to the last couple of weeks. I think that these middle weeks of the semester are all going to feel almost the same. I’ve been focusing on my classes while also making time to hang out with friends and the other people on my floor. I had my first exam of the semester, and it was in General Chemistry. I got a 94, which I am super happy about. My major is very chemistry heavy, so it is reassuring that I got a good score on the first exam. Now that I know that my studying was successful, I know how I can study for future exams to hopefully do just as well, If not better. My roommate and I are still getting along and keeping ourselves busy, so that is nice. I’m going this weekend to see some friends from where I used to work, so it’ll be nice to spend time with them again. This week in my Careers in Pharmacy class we learned about psychiatric pharmacy, which was cool to learn about because I had never heard of it before. Hearing from actual Pharmacists in different careers makes me excited to learn more about the different jobs available so that I can decide which ones I am most interested in. Overall, this was a good week.
Week 5 of college was good. I had a chemistry exam which I passed so that’s a weight off of my chest. The classes are amping up, I am getting more assignments and I have to study for exams pretty much every other week. However I still enjoy a few of my classes. I really love my marine ecology class and lab. I am looking forward to learning more and also I am looking forward to parents weekend. I have not seen my parents since they left my dorm room on move in day and I am not homesick but I do miss them. Life in the residence halls is still going well. There is beginning to be roommate drama with some of my friends but I am like best friends with my roommates. Our room is like the hangout dorm for my friend group and it is really fun. However, people are still pretty noisy and we get ding dong ditched a lot. I am anxious about the finals at the end of the semester. I am not the best tester when it comes to remembering absolutely everything I’ve learned in a class for weeks on end. But I still have quite a while until I really have to worry about that.
Week 5 in college has gone well. I am liking my classes and work dosen’t seem as stressful as last week. I took my stats exam today, and I got a decent grade. That is an accomplishment I am most proud of, finally taking at least one exam in my college career. I feel so much less stress as I go into week 6 of college. I know I have to keep studying and writing notes for future exams, but now I know more on how to prepare after taking one exam. I think for future stats exams I could do better, but time will tell. I am looking forward to more football games and for hockey to start up. I am excited to see what else UNE has to offer, something that my friends and I would enjoy.
Week 5 Reflection-
I would say that this past week has been somewhat challenging compared to past ones. Toward the beginning of the week, I was feeling very overwhelmed with two exams and trying to complete many different assignments. It was very stressful, and I felt like I couldn’t even take a break because there was so much work that needed to be done. But after everything was finished, for the rest of the week I had a lot of free time. And even though at the time I thought that I failed one of my exam, I actually ended up doing pretty well. It was all sort of like a rollercoaster between feeling completely stressed and then, after everything got done, having no stress and almost nothing to do. However, this showed me how important it is for me to work on my time management skills, something I hope that I will develop more in the future and find a greater balance with as I continue with my college journey. But overall, apart from classwork, my friendships and experience living in residential halls has been great, and I think that I have adjusted to being here really well, with the only big thing being that I need to improve on my stress management and motivation for doing my work.
Week 5 went quite well overall. I’m still enjoying all of my classes and have no issues with any of my professors. I was really proud to earn a strong grade on my biology exam. I also tried out a new study method, and so far, it’s been working effectively. During the week, we played two games, one away and one here, we won one but put up a strong fight in both games regardless. I’m looking forward to the upcoming weeks as we get closer to fall and the coursework becomes more challenging.
Week 5 went well. I went home for the first time this weekend. I wasn’t sure how it would go, so leading up to it I was a bit nervous. I found that it went surprisingly well! Everything seemed almost normal, other than the fact that I had a lot of homework to do, preparing for two exams and multiple projects due this week. Other than school work, it was just like normal. I got back into my same at-home routine, which was strange but comforting to return to. It was very nice to see my family and pets. I’ve seen my parents a couple times for lunch, but it’s not at all the same as going home. It was lovely to sleep in my own bed in my room again, I didn’t realize how much I missed it. The residence halls are still the same, but I’ve had a couple movie nights with some friends which was very fun. We watched Mega Mind one night, Spiderman another night, and most recently we watched Dead Poets Society. I had never seen Dead Poets Society before, so lots of crying was involved, but I still really enjoyed it nonetheless. I look forward to more movie nights, and to going home again in the future.
Madison Robinson
Journal #11
Week 5 reflection
Week five was very similar to the last couple of weeks. I think that these middle weeks of the semester are all going to feel almost the same. I’ve been focusing on my classes while also making time to hang out with friends and the other people on my floor. I had my first exam of the semester, and it was in General Chemistry. I got a 94, which I am super happy about. My major is very chemistry heavy, so it is reassuring that I got a good score on the first exam. Now that I know that my studying was successful, I know how I can study for future exams to hopefully do just as well, If not better. My roommate and I are still getting along and keeping ourselves busy, so that is nice. I’m going this weekend to see some friends from where I used to work, so it’ll be nice to spend time with them again. This week in my Careers in Pharmacy class we learned about psychiatric pharmacy, which was cool to learn about because I had never heard of it before. Hearing from actual Pharmacists in different careers makes me excited to learn more about the different jobs available so that I can decide which ones I am most interested in. Overall, this was a good week.
WEEK 5 Reflection:
I have started to think about classes and my schedule for next semester already which I think is crazy because I am only 5 weeks into the first semester. I’m thinking about walking on to the softball team here and continuing to play soccer on top of that. This has caused me to think a lot about my schedule as a whole to make sure I will be able to balance all of the things that I want to do. I am starting to miss home (specifically my dog) more than usual, but I am still thrilled to be here learning new things and playing the sports that I love.
Week five as a college student has been okay. I got a 73 on my chem exam, which isn’t terrible but I thought I did well on it originally. I’ve been getting used to living with a bunch of people who all have varying personalities and behaviors. I am not looking forward to one of my classes’ first quizzes. The professor didn’t give us a study guide, nor did he give us any kind of information about the quiz topic wise. I will probably be spending a lot of time before the quiz studying.
Week 5 as a college student has not been bad but has definitely been more stressful. A lot of my classes had exams this week and it was very stressful trying to divide my time enough to study for everything. I think from these exams, I learned better studying habits and what I should be doing to study rather than just trying to study for the quizzes and exams a few days before. I have been trying to get more involved with things on campus so that has also been good. I am staying on top of homework and am able to get most of it done in between classes so I can have most of my evening free which has been one less stressor.
Week 5 was very rough. I am still recovering from a cold and on Sunday my mom came up to tell me my nana, one of the most important people to me, has breast cancer. It is very treatable and they are going to do surgery to cut it out. They are also then going to give her medication to keep it from coming back once they remove it. This absolutely wrecked my week. I had such a hard day in classes Monday and Tuesday. I had a major breakdown Monday night after something happened with my roommates which was the straw that broke the camels back so to say. I cried on the phone with my parents for an hour until I had to go back because it was already almost 11:30 at night. Overall this week sucked and I am so ready for it to be over. I hope next week is better because I have had such a struggle doing any sort of work and socializing due to this. I had a really nice talk with my therapist about everything and we made a plan for the roommate situation.
Journal #11:
Outside the classroom this week I went to MMA club for the first time. All the clubs by this point have had one or two meetings already, and I had not been to any meetings for this club yet, so I was a bit unsure what to expect. When I got there, I knew many of the people who were there, a surprising number were on the same floor as me. We went over some skills in boxing, wrestling, and jiu jitsu techniques for the first hour. I got to meet new people, and I got to know the people on my floor and in my class much better. In the last part of it, we could practice any form we wanted, so I did some grappling, some boxing, and some kickboxing. I have never kickboxed before either so that was very fun. Overall, it was a great time, and I will definitely go to the next one.
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Week 5 reflection: I feel that it is getting better being here. I am getting my work done and managing my time and everything that I have to do. Classes are the same as they always have been so far. Featherman is ok. I don’t really do much. I am looking forward to the crew starting. I am really looking forward to it, it is the one social thing I usually do. My concerns are the same as every other time, just all the reading assignments. It gets boring and repetitive and exhausting. I am proud that I am keeping up with all the work and asking things when I need to.
This week I went to another trivia night. It was held in the Commons. This time around, they had more “nerdy” trivia, and we ended p doing okay. Not quite good, but we held our own for a bit. The first round was all about the elements of the periodic table, and my team did pretty good. The second round was guess the song, and we did okay. The third round was Disney trivia, and it was harder than I expected. The last round was guess the movie by the emojis, and we got all of them right. I love going to trivia night, as it’s a way to hang out with my friends and so something nerdy at the same time. I think I’m going to continue going to trivia nights.
Madison Robinson
Journal #11
Week 5 reflection
Week five was very similar to the last couple of weeks. I think that these middle weeks of the semester are all going to feel almost the same. I’ve been focusing on my classes while also making time to hang out with friends and the other people on my floor. I had my first exam of the semester, and it was in General Chemistry. I got a 94, which I am super happy about. My major is very chemistry heavy, so it is reassuring that I got a good score on the first exam. Now that I know that my studying was successful, I know how I can study for future exams to hopefully do just as well, If not better. My roommate and I are still getting along and keeping ourselves busy, so that is nice. I’m going this weekend to see some friends from where I used to work, so it’ll be nice to spend time with them again. This week in my Careers in Pharmacy class we learned about psychiatric pharmacy, which was cool to learn about because I had never heard of it before. Hearing from actual Pharmacists in different careers makes me excited to learn more about the different jobs available so that I can decide which ones I am most interested in. Overall, this was a good week.
Week 5 of college was good. I had a chemistry exam which I passed so that’s a weight off of my chest. The classes are amping up, I am getting more assignments and I have to study for exams pretty much every other week. However I still enjoy a few of my classes. I really love my marine ecology class and lab. I am looking forward to learning more and also I am looking forward to parents weekend. I have not seen my parents since they left my dorm room on move in day and I am not homesick but I do miss them. Life in the residence halls is still going well. There is beginning to be roommate drama with some of my friends but I am like best friends with my roommates. Our room is like the hangout dorm for my friend group and it is really fun. However, people are still pretty noisy and we get ding dong ditched a lot. I am anxious about the finals at the end of the semester. I am not the best tester when it comes to remembering absolutely everything I’ve learned in a class for weeks on end. But I still have quite a while until I really have to worry about that.
Journal #11:
Week 5 in college has gone well. I am liking my classes and work dosen’t seem as stressful as last week. I took my stats exam today, and I got a decent grade. That is an accomplishment I am most proud of, finally taking at least one exam in my college career. I feel so much less stress as I go into week 6 of college. I know I have to keep studying and writing notes for future exams, but now I know more on how to prepare after taking one exam. I think for future stats exams I could do better, but time will tell. I am looking forward to more football games and for hockey to start up. I am excited to see what else UNE has to offer, something that my friends and I would enjoy.
Week 5 Reflection-
I would say that this past week has been somewhat challenging compared to past ones. Toward the beginning of the week, I was feeling very overwhelmed with two exams and trying to complete many different assignments. It was very stressful, and I felt like I couldn’t even take a break because there was so much work that needed to be done. But after everything was finished, for the rest of the week I had a lot of free time. And even though at the time I thought that I failed one of my exam, I actually ended up doing pretty well. It was all sort of like a rollercoaster between feeling completely stressed and then, after everything got done, having no stress and almost nothing to do. However, this showed me how important it is for me to work on my time management skills, something I hope that I will develop more in the future and find a greater balance with as I continue with my college journey. But overall, apart from classwork, my friendships and experience living in residential halls has been great, and I think that I have adjusted to being here really well, with the only big thing being that I need to improve on my stress management and motivation for doing my work.
Week 5 went quite well overall. I’m still enjoying all of my classes and have no issues with any of my professors. I was really proud to earn a strong grade on my biology exam. I also tried out a new study method, and so far, it’s been working effectively. During the week, we played two games, one away and one here, we won one but put up a strong fight in both games regardless. I’m looking forward to the upcoming weeks as we get closer to fall and the coursework becomes more challenging.
Week 5 went well. I went home for the first time this weekend. I wasn’t sure how it would go, so leading up to it I was a bit nervous. I found that it went surprisingly well! Everything seemed almost normal, other than the fact that I had a lot of homework to do, preparing for two exams and multiple projects due this week. Other than school work, it was just like normal. I got back into my same at-home routine, which was strange but comforting to return to. It was very nice to see my family and pets. I’ve seen my parents a couple times for lunch, but it’s not at all the same as going home. It was lovely to sleep in my own bed in my room again, I didn’t realize how much I missed it. The residence halls are still the same, but I’ve had a couple movie nights with some friends which was very fun. We watched Mega Mind one night, Spiderman another night, and most recently we watched Dead Poets Society. I had never seen Dead Poets Society before, so lots of crying was involved, but I still really enjoyed it nonetheless. I look forward to more movie nights, and to going home again in the future.
Madison Robinson
Journal #11
Week 5 reflection
Week five was very similar to the last couple of weeks. I think that these middle weeks of the semester are all going to feel almost the same. I’ve been focusing on my classes while also making time to hang out with friends and the other people on my floor. I had my first exam of the semester, and it was in General Chemistry. I got a 94, which I am super happy about. My major is very chemistry heavy, so it is reassuring that I got a good score on the first exam. Now that I know that my studying was successful, I know how I can study for future exams to hopefully do just as well, If not better. My roommate and I are still getting along and keeping ourselves busy, so that is nice. I’m going this weekend to see some friends from where I used to work, so it’ll be nice to spend time with them again. This week in my Careers in Pharmacy class we learned about psychiatric pharmacy, which was cool to learn about because I had never heard of it before. Hearing from actual Pharmacists in different careers makes me excited to learn more about the different jobs available so that I can decide which ones I am most interested in. Overall, this was a good week.
WEEK 5 Reflection:
I have started to think about classes and my schedule for next semester already which I think is crazy because I am only 5 weeks into the first semester. I’m thinking about walking on to the softball team here and continuing to play soccer on top of that. This has caused me to think a lot about my schedule as a whole to make sure I will be able to balance all of the things that I want to do. I am starting to miss home (specifically my dog) more than usual, but I am still thrilled to be here learning new things and playing the sports that I love.
Week five as a college student has been okay. I got a 73 on my chem exam, which isn’t terrible but I thought I did well on it originally. I’ve been getting used to living with a bunch of people who all have varying personalities and behaviors. I am not looking forward to one of my classes’ first quizzes. The professor didn’t give us a study guide, nor did he give us any kind of information about the quiz topic wise. I will probably be spending a lot of time before the quiz studying.
Week 5 as a college student has not been bad but has definitely been more stressful. A lot of my classes had exams this week and it was very stressful trying to divide my time enough to study for everything. I think from these exams, I learned better studying habits and what I should be doing to study rather than just trying to study for the quizzes and exams a few days before. I have been trying to get more involved with things on campus so that has also been good. I am staying on top of homework and am able to get most of it done in between classes so I can have most of my evening free which has been one less stressor.
Week 5 was very rough. I am still recovering from a cold and on Sunday my mom came up to tell me my nana, one of the most important people to me, has breast cancer. It is very treatable and they are going to do surgery to cut it out. They are also then going to give her medication to keep it from coming back once they remove it. This absolutely wrecked my week. I had such a hard day in classes Monday and Tuesday. I had a major breakdown Monday night after something happened with my roommates which was the straw that broke the camels back so to say. I cried on the phone with my parents for an hour until I had to go back because it was already almost 11:30 at night. Overall this week sucked and I am so ready for it to be over. I hope next week is better because I have had such a struggle doing any sort of work and socializing due to this. I had a really nice talk with my therapist about everything and we made a plan for the roommate situation.
Journal #11:
Outside the classroom this week I went to MMA club for the first time. All the clubs by this point have had one or two meetings already, and I had not been to any meetings for this club yet, so I was a bit unsure what to expect. When I got there, I knew many of the people who were there, a surprising number were on the same floor as me. We went over some skills in boxing, wrestling, and jiu jitsu techniques for the first hour. I got to meet new people, and I got to know the people on my floor and in my class much better. In the last part of it, we could practice any form we wanted, so I did some grappling, some boxing, and some kickboxing. I have never kickboxed before either so that was very fun. Overall, it was a great time, and I will definitely go to the next one.