Monday, November 25, 2013
An overall what I have learned this semester
This semester has been one of my hardest yet with me taking 17 credit hours. Next semester however I am taking 18 so something I did not learn was what over working oneself is. I took, organic chemistry, introductory neuroscience, sociology, lit and civ, and worked in a lab. This all has been such a great semester filled with learning and striving for bigger things in my life. I feel as though the stress level I had is lower than what a doctor would have. I have been stressed almost from the day I unpacked my bags in August. However lives are not on the line. It is better for me to get accustomed to stress now, at age 20, than down the road at age 40 during a brain operation. Time management is something that I have also worked on, sacrificing sleep but getting the job done. I have had to wake up at 6:30 most days for my lab and that has been a blessing in disguise. At first I would come back and go back to sleep. However I learned that with all this extra time in the day I could get so much more done. I have volunteered over 10 hours at KinderFrogs, done 4 hours of observations, and not flunked any class (so far). I learned a large amount of info academically, however the most important take away from this was the study skills. My worst weekend where those where I was in the study from 7am to 1 am however I got so much done that I never could have dreamed of otherwise. I hope I can take these skills into next semester and continue to study in the pre-med program and keep competitive GPA scores for med school.
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Great post Ryan! Time management and stress management have been the hardest lessons to learn for me in college. Sounds like you have done a great job at balancing but also pushing yourself to succeed. It's good that you have the desire to work hard and you understand that you must to reach your goals. I would definitely want that quality in my doctor! Good luck with your finals and your future endeavors!
ReplyDeleteWith that much work, I would expect you to continue to succeed well into the future. Also, I would just like to add that I love the style of your humor as I definitely heard the (so far) bit in my head as your voice and I laughed out loud, or as the kids are saying these days "lol'd" Have a great rest of your semester!
ReplyDeletego ryan!
ReplyDeleteRyan,
ReplyDeleteI admire your work ethic and the attitude you have toward your future career. I always look up to people who pursue a career in medical because of all the stress and responsibilities they have to carry. As a business student, I can say that sometimes I allow myself to take a break because I know if I don't fill in a worksheet, I can do it tomorrow. But your job is different, if you don't do it correctly, people die. That scares me (especially when you talked about the brain operation)! Therefore, it's great that you already take that kind of responsibility on you right now. I hope you all the best in your future and I know for sure that you will go long. Keep trying and go frogs! :)