Nerves Are Overrated

So, I remember being really nervous about college classes when I was in high school. "Yikes," I thought, "I'm going to writing and reading all the time." Let me be honest with you... college classes aren't that bad. Sure, they're different than high school, but I really wouldn't say that they are all the bad news people make them out to be. College classes generally consist of lots of reading, a project or paper or two and maybe a test or two. In the lower level classes there are usually a few more assignments, but they are smaller, less time-consuming tasks, and when you reach the upper level classes, it's usually just two-ish papers and maybe a test. The work is generally very applicable and you get much less "busy work" than in high school... everything is assigned to help you understand a concept, theory, or practice better. The work also tends to come in waves... there will be a few weeks of the semester when it feels as though every class has a paper due and you're super far behind on reading, and then there are weeks when there's hardly any homework to be doing at all. It's great to be living with friends at college, though, because everyone has those weeks where homework is crazy and me and all my friends will work on stuff together, and then when we all have those low-homework weeks, we hang out and just spend quality time together. I really enjoy classes in college alot because you take courses in your major, which you choose, so you are learning about things that interest you and will hopefully prove to be beneficial in the future. My favorite class in college has been Interpersonal Communications because, as a communication major, I found the class to be very interesting and something that I will use in years to come when I have a career in the communication field (hopefully!). Basically, my point is: don't be nervous. It seems like you've heard "well, just wait till you get to college... those are some hard classes," your whole life and really, I find college classes to be a lot more interesting and it's more exciting to go to classes that you're interested in. Nerves about college classes are overrated and unnecessary... trust me on that one.

Here's to being over your nerves,
Mary