A rather long week

So I know it’s been a while since my last blog, but believe me I’ve been busy. I’ve been working non stop for expos, trying to write the best papers I can. Right now I’m writing a paper on environment using three of the readings, and I’m struggling connecting all of the works. I think I’ll be fine but this paper is definitely going to take longer than the first two. I’ve also had so much work for all my other classes, yes there are other classes besides expos. I have my first college exam on Thursday in communications and I’ve been studying like crazy in all my free time. I’ve been so frazzled lately I can barley even keep myself together. To help everyone else not get as frazzled as I am right now, I’m going to give you a few things not to do in your first few months in college.

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      1. Don’t leave all your reading for a class until a week before the exam. Yes for some reason at some point you will think to yourself “oh I can just leave this for later when I have more time” FAIL. You will not have more time, you will only get more stressed out, and in all actuality you have less time.
      2. Don’t go on facebook or AIM during a large lecture. Yes, I know it’s tempting, the professor’s voice is going on and on about something boring, and your laptop is right there, it’s so easy, no one will know. You wanna know who’s gonna know? Your brain that is being crammed because you’ve paid no attention in your class. Pay attention it’s just way easier that way. Life is not fun when you and your brain are fighting
      3. Don’t lose your key. I know that this is something you really can’t help, but put it on a lanyard or something, because losing your key sucks. You have to pay about $75 for a new key and for about a week you’re sharing one key with your roommate, it just doesn't work out. Two people+One key=Fail 
      4. Don’t break you ankle or any part of your foot that involves crutches. Crutches are not meant for college students, especially for one’s at large campuses where there is lots of walking. Massive Fail 
      5. Don’t stay up really late on a Sunday night. You wake up Monday morning tired and then spend the whole week tired, and end up having a horrible week, try to prevent horrible weeks, sleep. Sleep=Good 
      6. This one is important and everyone says it but we’re young so we don’t listen, but I’m serious right now DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN 15 CREDITS. Yes, in high school we took as many as 8 course, I know you’ve heard it before but college is not high school. There is a lot more work and if you keep your course load at 15, you will be a much happier person. First semester Happiness ≥ 15 courses 

So from this list of six things you can probably tell how my last week has gone. Yes, I did leave all of my reading for a class for the week before my exam. Yes, I got all my reading done but it would have been much easier and more beneficial if I had read along with the lectures. I’m not going to lie, sometimes in communications and I’m taking notes somehow facebook opens up on my screen. I’ve stopped this bad habit, I’ve realized that just by taking notes and really listening it’s much easier to do the reading. My key is lost, and it has been for about the last week. The worse part is I lost it in a 50-ft span, and still can’t find it. I haven’t gone to get a new key yet because I’m still wishing it will show up. Unfortunately I am one of those people limping around campus on crutches, and yes it does suck as much as you imagine it would. My ankle is slightly fractured and I have a severe sprain, so I will be a gimp for about 4 weeks. Sleep is important, common knowledge, sleep- you’ll be fine, enough said. This whole credit thing is fickle, it seemed like I could juggle 19 credits, I couldn’t, bye-bye anthropology. 

On the bright side, I learned that the health center is a really easy thing to deal with. You just call the number, make an appointment, and show up. Everything they do there is handled my student issuance so there’s almost no paper work to fill out, so no need to fear the student health center. They got me my cast and crutches in less than 20 minutes and all I has to do was fill out a slip with my campus address, home address, and social security number, it was a piece of cake. Dropping a course is also really easy, maybe too easy. You just go to the webreg page at Rutgers and hit the “drop” button, and your done. See extremely easy. 

I also got involved with more community service this week. I went to a CAN meeting (Children's AIDS Network) and it’s really cool organization and I’m happy to be involved with it. Also last night Kylie and I decided to adopt a family for RAH (Rutgers Against Hunger) we’ll have to get nonperishable foods and other needed items, such as toiletries, baby supplies, and clothing items or non-electronic toys for the December Holiday season. We’re really excited to help families in need and can’t wait to get our family profile. 

So lesson, follow this list as best you can. It will result in a happier less stressful college experience :-) Also get involved with community service it really is incredibly rewarding.