Self-Discipline -discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement
the 5 top areas lacking self-discipline in a college students life, you ask?
1-Studying
2-money matters
3-balancing social and class
4- sleep habits
5- Moral issues
STUDYING
Not many people know how to develop study skills going into college but then again going in to college most people don't know what to really expect. Adjustment periods are expected but there's a time where it goes from being an adjustment period to a problem. the eassy solution? develop study habits! People have different ways that they can and can not study. Some study better at night and some study in the afternoon. Some need complete silence and some do better with hustle and bustle around them. You have to find whats best for you and that takes time to figure out but when you do it greatly improves your grades and it helps boost your self confidence!
MONEY MATTERS
money is a college students worst nightmare or greatest dream depending. There are those kids that come to OU on mommy and daddy's pocketbooks. These kids never knew the true meaning of working for a dollar and probably never know real manual labor. I'm not saying that all rich kids are like this, but the kids that are don't know how difficult it is working 20 hours a week, having a 15 hour class load, staying active in 3 organizations, maintaining a social life, and keeping in toouch with your family.
BALANCING SOCIAL AND CLASS
this is so simple...if you have homework do it before you go hang out. Or the other thing I've found that works is that have one of your friends be your confidont. Have them keep you on track. Find a friend that is on top of their studies and have them make sure you study when they do. It works, trust me!
SLEEP HABITS
The one thing that no matter how hard you try you won't get of is sleep. Period. End of story!
MORAL ISSUES
Moral issues are not necessarily the fact of ignoring your morals but learning to accept others' as well. When drinking is against all you've learned growing up then you come here and see it, hear of it, and smell it everywhere you learn to become more tolerate of it. Some even go so far as to adopt new morals. They learn that what they believe is right and wrong my not be what their parents did.
Monday, November 30, 2009
The OU Mission
"The mission of the University of Oklahoma is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society."
I believe that OU is fully living their mission statement. They are empowering the students whether it be through activities, academics, or the many social options.
I believe that OU is fully living their mission statement. They are empowering the students whether it be through activities, academics, or the many social options.
Who's Who
Today in class I met a women named Susan Sasso. She was one of the most wonderful women that I have met here on Campus and the advice she gave me I will never forget.
With all of these faculty Leaders in class with us today I realized that this is something that I would love to do. I wanna come to class like this hopefully in 10 or twenty years and say that I remember doing the exact thing and not to worry that they will succeed. With all the one-liner advice that we were given today it was overwhelming but one reoccurring theme in all the advice was to make and imprint on this campus. make an impression and be remembered through one activity or another. "find your niche, along with yourself"
There are many pieces of advice that'd I'd give to other freshmen but I believe that there is one thing that must always be said...If you are going through tough times, whether it be social, personal, or academic, there is always someone there for you. And that it will pass......
With all of these faculty Leaders in class with us today I realized that this is something that I would love to do. I wanna come to class like this hopefully in 10 or twenty years and say that I remember doing the exact thing and not to worry that they will succeed. With all the one-liner advice that we were given today it was overwhelming but one reoccurring theme in all the advice was to make and imprint on this campus. make an impression and be remembered through one activity or another. "find your niche, along with yourself"
There are many pieces of advice that'd I'd give to other freshmen but I believe that there is one thing that must always be said...If you are going through tough times, whether it be social, personal, or academic, there is always someone there for you. And that it will pass......
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The indictive future
Well you see they call it a future cause its an unknown......I might strive to be something but I'll never know if i can accomplish it...
I wanna try to remain as involved in HCSA as I am. Housing communitties need to be represented and I'm in love with doing it. I wish to remain involved with my RSA and next semester I know i will be. The plan is to take the RA class and apply for a RA position and even run for a RSA president position. Hopefully so I won't have to pay room and board for my sophomore year. and many more after that all I want to do is stay at school and make the best impression possible
I wanna try to remain as involved in HCSA as I am. Housing communitties need to be represented and I'm in love with doing it. I wish to remain involved with my RSA and next semester I know i will be. The plan is to take the RA class and apply for a RA position and even run for a RSA president position. Hopefully so I won't have to pay room and board for my sophomore year. and many more after that all I want to do is stay at school and make the best impression possible
p V. c
1 word-----------------------------------------MIDTERMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Easy solution you say.....not so much....
just because college students have the option to study beforehand does not mean they all do. All nighters are common this week.
What if you had 3 Midterms, 2 papers due, 5 blogs to catch up on, 4 meetings, and an RA class app due...all in these 5 days? Sounds like a problem to the typical college student...but with a plan and some motivation (led by good friends) this is just a challenge.
All that's needed is a planned out schedule, some snacks, and a good deal of Garth Brooks...
Break it all down and it seems easier....list out what comes first and second and third, etc. Then after everything on the list list what needs to be done for each:
Monday
7-12 Work
1230-120 Class
130-320 study in Union (Intro to Elem functions)
-Go over review and lessons in book
- Check last review in My Math Lab
330-445 Class
500-630 Study in RSA office (Intro To Elem Functions)
- last check on concepts
Fill out first half of RA app
630-715 Dinner
730-830 (?) Intro to Elem Functions Exam
830-1000 Finish RA class App
1000-1130 Proof Expo English Paper
-Print
-Turn into mailbox by 9am tomorrow (Bizzell, bottom floor, expo office)
Just list out days like this and your problem turns into just a manageable challenge.......
As long as you have Garth Brooks and some great friends, anything can be just a challenge.....
Easy solution you say.....not so much....
just because college students have the option to study beforehand does not mean they all do. All nighters are common this week.
What if you had 3 Midterms, 2 papers due, 5 blogs to catch up on, 4 meetings, and an RA class app due...all in these 5 days? Sounds like a problem to the typical college student...but with a plan and some motivation (led by good friends) this is just a challenge.
All that's needed is a planned out schedule, some snacks, and a good deal of Garth Brooks...
Break it all down and it seems easier....list out what comes first and second and third, etc. Then after everything on the list list what needs to be done for each:
Monday
7-12 Work
1230-120 Class
130-320 study in Union (Intro to Elem functions)
-Go over review and lessons in book
- Check last review in My Math Lab
330-445 Class
500-630 Study in RSA office (Intro To Elem Functions)
- last check on concepts
Fill out first half of RA app
630-715 Dinner
730-830 (?) Intro to Elem Functions Exam
830-1000 Finish RA class App
1000-1130 Proof Expo English Paper
-Turn into mailbox by 9am tomorrow (Bizzell, bottom floor, expo office)
Just list out days like this and your problem turns into just a manageable challenge.......
As long as you have Garth Brooks and some great friends, anything can be just a challenge.....
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My Optimism VS. Allie's Crabbiness
"I just don't feel like dealing with your crap today" That's what she said to me as I said hello and the South Oval. Little did she know that would have to deal.
Her attitude was pessamistic and mine was optimistic. And I was determined by 5p.m. today hers will have done a 360.
She lists the reasons for the crabbiness "all-nighter, bad roommate, Arabic exam, no boy to love on her, lack of breakfast, dirty laundry, behind in three classes, sore throat, and even a broke phone" As she explains all I think is wow! I was there last week.
I know that sympathy will get me nowhere today so I change my tactic.
"Lunch?" I ask
"sure, if I have to" came the reply.
And as I went my way and she went her way, my mind started working...Allie + bad mood = not good. So it was my personal goal to get her better. I text her saying 'yes, I will be your lunch date...wear something sexy...we'll make the lunch lady in the caf jealous' as my class starts another text 'my professor says that I'm in a chipper mood, and he wants me to say thank you for putting me in it' and yet another 'could this class be any more unnecessary? I was told that elephants live in Africa!' and again 'wanna be my date to the musical this weekend? we can make snide comments from the back row and get ugly looks from the people who wanna be there ;P'
And as I walk into the Caf, I see her there smiling and laughing at me for almost tripping (not on purpose this time). "thank you" she says "My day got pergressively better, with your randomness in it"
As was my goal, I rubbed my good attitude off on her. And as I realized that my goal worked on her, I realized that it could work on most everyone. When I saw her this morning I could've adopted her pessimism and been the gray cloud on campus all day but then I thought that my attitude could effect those around me. I thought back to the classes I am this semester and which ones that I truly enjoy and why...the realization hit me "favorite class = Lead" why? cause of the attitude of Clarke and Kate. They are always in a good mood, even when everyone else is not. It is the one class that I truly look forward to.
Attitudes effect not just how your day goes but the way all those around you too....just ask my friend Allie....
Her attitude was pessamistic and mine was optimistic. And I was determined by 5p.m. today hers will have done a 360.
She lists the reasons for the crabbiness "all-nighter, bad roommate, Arabic exam, no boy to love on her, lack of breakfast, dirty laundry, behind in three classes, sore throat, and even a broke phone" As she explains all I think is wow! I was there last week.
I know that sympathy will get me nowhere today so I change my tactic.
"Lunch?" I ask
"sure, if I have to" came the reply.
And as I went my way and she went her way, my mind started working...Allie + bad mood = not good. So it was my personal goal to get her better. I text her saying 'yes, I will be your lunch date...wear something sexy...we'll make the lunch lady in the caf jealous' as my class starts another text 'my professor says that I'm in a chipper mood, and he wants me to say thank you for putting me in it' and yet another 'could this class be any more unnecessary? I was told that elephants live in Africa!' and again 'wanna be my date to the musical this weekend? we can make snide comments from the back row and get ugly looks from the people who wanna be there ;P'
And as I walk into the Caf, I see her there smiling and laughing at me for almost tripping (not on purpose this time). "thank you" she says "My day got pergressively better, with your randomness in it"
As was my goal, I rubbed my good attitude off on her. And as I realized that my goal worked on her, I realized that it could work on most everyone. When I saw her this morning I could've adopted her pessimism and been the gray cloud on campus all day but then I thought that my attitude could effect those around me. I thought back to the classes I am this semester and which ones that I truly enjoy and why...the realization hit me "favorite class = Lead" why? cause of the attitude of Clarke and Kate. They are always in a good mood, even when everyone else is not. It is the one class that I truly look forward to.
Attitudes effect not just how your day goes but the way all those around you too....just ask my friend Allie....
Monday, October 12, 2009
letter to the Creekers!!!!
Class of '10...CONGRATS!!!!!!
Graduation is gonna seem like one of the biggest achievements of your life and it will be the turning point of everything. You will cry, you will be sad, you will wish to go back.
At this point in your life you will wish school was out. You'll wish you are as far from Bridge Creek as possible and that all Bridge Creek is will disappear. You'll want the assumptions and cliques to go away. You'll be scared but more excited of your future. You will want to be grown up.
This is my warning to you......do not wish it so...
College life is not all its cracked up to be. You may think you are the smart one or the one that can balance everything or the popular one or the focused one but there is a gigantic news flash coming. There is always someone smarter, someone that can balance responsibilities better, someone more popular and liked, someone more focused. No matter what you believe your talents are there will always be someone ahead of you. And you believe in not being a geek? well change!!!!!! geekiness is encouraged at college. And those people are loved.
Take these truths as things to be considered:
1. Geekiness is not a disease; its a quality to be desired
2. Time Management = NECESSARY!!!!
3. You must suspend your social life on a daily basis
4. Bikes are cool again, and scooters can be too
5. Sleep is a luxury that most don't have
6. If you work more then 15 hours a week AND go to school AND have a social life you are very talented
7. Chemistry, Calculus, English Composition and Physics do not belong in the same semester
8. Reccomendation - Enroll each semester with 15 or more hours so that if need be you can drop at least one class without falling below full-time status
9. Find at least 1 place that you can study without distractions; it is entirely helpful if it's without friends
10. Determine if you are a day studier or a night studier. Enroll in class around that (i.e. if you are a day studier then morning classes would be best, if a night studier afternoon classes are helpful)
11. Take advantage of upperclassmen friends, they know what professors are horrible
12. If your roommate and you do not get along, CHANGE ROOMS!!!! Roommate drama can cause academic drama easily
13. Too many resposibilities = nervous breakdown
14. The college may be large, but everyone knows everyone (it's helpful to create a good image in and out of class)
15. 1 a.m. walmart runs interfer with writing papers
16. You will always be broke...PERIOD!!!!
These are basic rules. Everyone creates their own list of rules. There are universal rules that apply to almost every student though.
Don't assume anything about college.......nothing is never what you believe it to be...
Enjoy your last year seniors...It's gonna be the last free one....
Graduation is gonna seem like one of the biggest achievements of your life and it will be the turning point of everything. You will cry, you will be sad, you will wish to go back.
At this point in your life you will wish school was out. You'll wish you are as far from Bridge Creek as possible and that all Bridge Creek is will disappear. You'll want the assumptions and cliques to go away. You'll be scared but more excited of your future. You will want to be grown up.
This is my warning to you......do not wish it so...
College life is not all its cracked up to be. You may think you are the smart one or the one that can balance everything or the popular one or the focused one but there is a gigantic news flash coming. There is always someone smarter, someone that can balance responsibilities better, someone more popular and liked, someone more focused. No matter what you believe your talents are there will always be someone ahead of you. And you believe in not being a geek? well change!!!!!! geekiness is encouraged at college. And those people are loved.
Take these truths as things to be considered:
1. Geekiness is not a disease; its a quality to be desired
2. Time Management = NECESSARY!!!!
3. You must suspend your social life on a daily basis
4. Bikes are cool again, and scooters can be too
5. Sleep is a luxury that most don't have
6. If you work more then 15 hours a week AND go to school AND have a social life you are very talented
7. Chemistry, Calculus, English Composition and Physics do not belong in the same semester
8. Reccomendation - Enroll each semester with 15 or more hours so that if need be you can drop at least one class without falling below full-time status
9. Find at least 1 place that you can study without distractions; it is entirely helpful if it's without friends
10. Determine if you are a day studier or a night studier. Enroll in class around that (i.e. if you are a day studier then morning classes would be best, if a night studier afternoon classes are helpful)
11. Take advantage of upperclassmen friends, they know what professors are horrible
12. If your roommate and you do not get along, CHANGE ROOMS!!!! Roommate drama can cause academic drama easily
13. Too many resposibilities = nervous breakdown
14. The college may be large, but everyone knows everyone (it's helpful to create a good image in and out of class)
15. 1 a.m. walmart runs interfer with writing papers
16. You will always be broke...PERIOD!!!!
These are basic rules. Everyone creates their own list of rules. There are universal rules that apply to almost every student though.
Don't assume anything about college.......nothing is never what you believe it to be...
Enjoy your last year seniors...It's gonna be the last free one....
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