How My Semester Is Going

This semester for me at the College Of Mount Saint Joseph has been pretty tough. The semester started out like any other semester with getting syllabus's and meeting all of my teachers. Things seemed to be going very smoothly within the first two weeks. As the semester progressed so did my work load. I became overwhelmed by the amount of assignments and tests due and the information that I had to remember. I know this is college and I have to study hard and do all of my assignments but some of the ideas were hard to understand. As the semester came closer and closer to Summer break I saw my grades declining. I knew I had to take matters into my own hands and get some help.
 I went to the student help center and recieved some help. I have been meeting with two tutors twice a week for different courses. I feel as if they have helped me out a lot and I can see my grades and knowledge of that subject improve every single day. They can meet with a student whenever he or she is available and they really do help you learn the material a lot better because it is one on one help. My Math tutor and I practice problems out of the book along with my homework assignments. When I needed help in writing papers they are a huge help. they go over all of the things my paper does not have in them and help revise my paper so it is the best work I can do. There are multiple tutors there to help and each one is very good at writing papers.
The one course that is the hardest would be my Psychology class. When I first went into that class I immediately knew it was going to be hard but I never though it would be this hard. We have already written three papers, three exams and we have a quiz online due every week. Not to mention you will lose points if you do not participate in class. All  the material she goes over in class is the hardest to comprehend because the chapters are full of information and each exam covers about three chapters at a time. As soon as i knew I was falling behind I emailed my Professor and asked her what were some of the things that I could improve on to help raise my grade. She said I should be studying the material for about an hour each night. That is so hard for me to do. Between all the homework in my other classes and getting up early for Football I knew I would have to bust my butt.
My written word class is pretty tough. I have been use to getting good grades on papers in High School but for this semester it is a different story. My Professor expects a lot of hard work and dedication on papers. Even though it is hard written word is my favorite class because I have an awesome teacher that is very intelligent. I am always paying attention and participating in class whenever she asks a question because I know that is the best way to learn. My papers in there have not been the best but I will continue to listen to her and go to the writing center for extra help. My Professor gives us a good amount of time to complete papers and goes over things that will make our papers better. Writing papers does not come natural to me so I will have to work harder than everyone else in order to do well in her class. Before the semester is over I am determined to make my Professor proud of me.
Overall I believe I can end the semester on a good note even though I started off on the bad foot. I have made changes in my habits towards School work and I will continue to put in the extra time. I want to match my last semesters GPA even though I will have a hard time doing that. This semester has been an eye opening experience and has taught me some responsibility. If I continue to study hard, attend all of my classes and pay attention there is no reason I can't do well this semester.