Thursday, July 12, 2012
To be honest, LSSA has helped me to re-evaluate my perception of how college classes are. When I first came to LSSA, I was expecting the course work to be excruciating and stressful. Most of this thought came from being really nervous and hearing rumors of how unbearable the college work is. That you had to be perfect and the slightest mistake would cause you to fail. Those rumors came from teachers at my school, family, and friends who are in college. Those thoughts kept repeating and elaborating in my head for the one hour drive down to Seguin. So, I was scared like a duck coming in to LSSA. But after meeting a few of the people, my nerves cooled down, well, for a little bit. When the first day of class came, so did those scary thoughts of how hard it is going to be. By the time I arrived I was too nervous to talk and, if I remember right, my hand might was shaking. It wasn’t until half way during class that I started to relax. Once I did calm down, I realized that the work wasn’t that bad. It was actually fun. The classes were very interactive and I never felt a dull moment. From that moment, I learned not to believe everything you hear and to always keep an open mind when experiencing new things. That’s one of the few major things I took from LSSA.
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Im glad you enjoyed the time here! LSSA really did help with coping with the stress, if you had any after the first day. If I remember correctly as well, I was pretty nervous on the first day, maybe not shaking-hand nervous (perhaps Ms. Sia can help with that). But its been a pleasure to be a student under LSSA.
ReplyDeleteThough this is our second summer here, it was still pretty nerve-wrecking the first day. I too was under the impression that college would be so difficult that one would need to make perfect grades to stay at the college. This blog is very well-written, and very honest. It seems almost like a journal entry, but very formal :) Good job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on your view of the classes, Chris. I thought they were going to be gibberish and I would never be able to understand anything, but it turns out they are quite enjoyable are really relate to real life. I hope I start to hear your voice more in class as you get more and more comfortable with your suroundings. I bet you have some awesome ideas the class would love to hear.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome that you were able to grow out of your fear, and I know exactly what you meant when you said you were nervous. I was zonked out in the back of my dad's truck on the ride here, but when I woke up, the look on my face was the classic shock of, "crap! I'm here already!". Your blogs so far are pretty awesome, and your presence in the class makes the atmosphere seem just a bit lighter. Keep it up man
ReplyDeleteI totaly understand you. That's how I was when I first heard about LSSA. I agree with you, when you wrote not listen to what other people say. Most of the time they don't even know about a program, and they lie about it. Their facts are based on rumors they have heard too. Well thanks for sharing your feelings and hope you are having a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteIts really cool that you were able to overcome any obstacle that you face. I agree with you about being nervous too. The first time i came here i didnt know what to expect from the other kids like if they would be friednly or not. After like the first day though, you kind of start to get used to it.
ReplyDeletei actually heard the exact opposite. i went to a college prep school, one of the hardest in the nation and when all my friends went off to college they never really mentioned how hard the work was, becasue the work was just at hard at my school, i guess. i was definately surpised at how satisfying the classes were and i definately had a huge wake up call, taking a year break from that school, to find how easily i could mismanage my time and set myself back / stress myself out with the work load.
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