5 Ways for Me to have a Successful Freshman

The key for me to have a successful freshman year at John Carroll is to be organized. It is so much easier for me to get all my work done if I know everything I have to do.  By being organized I will ensure that I don’t forget my books at home or leave my assignments at school. The next step is timing. I find that if I get an estimate of how long my work will take, then I will know when I need to start it so I’m not up too late doing it. Not procrastinating also ties in with that.  Another step for me is to ask more questions. Sometimes I get embarrassed by asking questions because I think that they might be stupid but I know my teachers won't think they are. I want to make sure I’m always paying attention so I always know what my assignments are and when they are due. My last step is to make sure I’m getting enough sleep so I’m fully awake and paying attention.

August 28, What I did today

I didn't do much in Human Geography today. Luckily, my name was on the list that said my email went through and my first blog was posted on time!  I wasn't sure if my email went through so that was a relief. Then I tried to help one of my friends figure out why her name wasn't on the list. I'm glad that she figured it out. I was called over just so Mr. Schick could check out my blog and make sure everything was the same as his. He told me everything was good so I went and sat down. The rest of the class I just talked to my friend about different thing, especially about music. Then at about the time she left for track, my teacher started talking to us about what we would do tomorrow so I just sat and listened. This class was pretty uneventful because Mr. Schick had to check out everyone else's blog and help them if they needed it, and before I knew it I was headed off to Spanish.

First Day

I want to start off by saying I had an overall great first day.  I started off waiting in the hallway,

talking to my friends about our upcoming day.  I think I was one of the most nervous out of all my

friends.  Then at around 7:45 everyone went to their advisory.  I really liked my advisor because he

was very helpful and kind.  After advisory, all of the ninth grade boys were grouped together to learn

about rules, missionaries and what we should expect.  The final thing we did together was get out

pictures taken for the yearbook and lunch cards.  Immediately after our pictures were taken, we went

to our lockers to get what we needed for our first real class of the day.  Of course I couldn't get my

locker open but luckily someone helped me out.  After I got my stuff together I went to my class,

Intro to Bible which was fine.  We went over the syllabus and learned a little about each other.

Almost the same things happened in my second class, English.  After English, I went to the cafeteria

for my two mods off.  When I first got to the cafeteria I was nervous about where I would sit but I

shortly found one of my friends and sat with them.  It was a relief to see a familiar face and to talk

about how each other's days were going.  When my two mods were coming to an end, we went our

separate ways.  I went to gym next.  We didn't do anything except talk about rules.  After we were

done, I had my two mods off.  When I went to the cafeteria this time I saw a bunch of my friends.  So

I sat and talked with them until it was time for my next class.  I only had two more classes left in the

day, Spanish and Math.  We didn't do much in either class.  They both went by relatively quickly and

before I knew it the day was over.  In my opinion, my day went great.  Except for the fact that I

couldn't get my locker open no matter how hard I tried.