Spring Semester ALREADY!

It seems to me that we have just started school, I mean I know that I have been here for awhile, but I didn't think it was too long! It's crazy for me to think that I am already scheduling for my spring semester classes. You have so much to think about such as what classes can I take, how many credit hours do I have this semester, am I going to pass all the classes this semester that I need to for the spring. I'm just hoping that for the next semester I have enough classes, but not to much that I will be too stressed out about. The adjustment to college was very difficult for me to handle, so even scheduling my classes on my own was a different experience. I'm not saying that I'm a baby or anything, I just don't know if I did all of the right steps for scheduling for next semester. I wish everyone the best of luck with finishing this semester and your scheduling for your spring semester here at Ball State.

Living Space

No one is ever excited about living in a dorm. I thought that all was going well the first few weeks, of course the bed wasn't as comfortable, and the microwave became your new best friend. But I never thought that my room would ever be messy! I have always been a neat freak, but my room mate is the exact opposite and sadly I am following in her footsteps. It's so hard to sleep, eat, study, get ready, and relax all in this tiny space. Especially when you have two people living in it. My room is a mess, and it's not that I want it to be, it's the fact that my room mate doesn't pick up and I'm beginning to not care anymore and do the exact same thing. I'm not saying our room is a disaster. It's far from that, but I'm a little nervous that it could come to a disaster soon!!

Learning Disabilites

Before entering school, it is found that you can help children with epilepsy by testing these children early before school has begun. They will benefit by this with an improvement in performance. They are trying to develop these tests so many more school districts have to abide by them. Trying to help these children succeed at an early age will help them succeed in the long run. By testing for learning problems early, they are able to manage there stresses that could lead to a unknown caused seizure. This is a problem that is become larger everyday when you aren't acting towards an answer.

Kids with epilepsy have 'window' for treating learning problems USA Today, 07347456, AUG 13, 2009

Midterms

I'm so stressed out! I didn't realize that midterms creep up on you so fast! Since we are in college a lot of the time the teacher doesn't really remind you about your midterms. How to study? How to make sure you are prepared? There are so many questions that I'm asking myself about this upcoming week. It's almost like I kept putting things off for this week, and no I'm really beginning to pay for it! Since you have all of these midterms in all of your different classes and all of your mid projects to do you, just keep putting off the study groups. Until you realize that wow this is a HUGE part of my grade I need to buckle down. I'm hoping that I will manage to do well on these midterms. I'm crossing my fingers!

Helpful Ideas

When we were assigned our latest assignment, I'm not going to lie that I was nervous! I didn't exactly understand what I was supposed to do with the paper. I wanted to do well though. Thankfully after the peer review I was so pleased with my group they gave me so many helpful hints with my paper and definitely pointed me in the right direction. I really wanted to thank my peer review group! One of the questions on the peer review sheet that helped me a lot was the question that was asking about the first paragraph and how you need to discover a hidden meaning. The question really stuck out and helped me go in the right direction. I didn't understand that you were supposed to find out a hidden meaning, so obviously this question helped me the most.

Missing Home

Lately, I think as classes get harder and the whether gets colder, I have really been missing home. When my parents will call and tell me what has been going on at home and makes me think of how much easier everything was at home. I think about my sister a freshmen in high school, and how she had supported me forever, and it breaks my heart that I can't be there for her. I know that I'm in college and I'm growing up and missing home is a part of growing up, but it's something that I'm really having a hard time coping with. Sometimes I just want to be alone, and not sleep in the same area that has my kitchen in it. I know that I'm complaining, I'm just not used to the whole college thing just yet. I hope as the year goes on I will be able to adjust and have a better time with not thinking about home as much. Any suggestions?

My Favorite Type of Music

You could say that I enjoy all music, and growing up I would tell you how I wanted to be a singer. My all time favorite type of music would have to be country though. I love it! I live out in the country and support almost everything that they have to say. My favorite would have to be Rascal Flatts. Each summer a group of friends and I go to a concert! It's honestly so much fun! I love it! I really enjoy listening to country on all days, a lot of the time when I'm having a bad day, because I know that even a simple lyric, can cheer me right up! That is why for my paper I have choose to analyze a country song! I'm really looking forward to, if I can grasp the idea of the paper to use this song and do very well with it.