In high school, I would hear teachers say that college is much harder than the work that they give. They would say that professors in college would be much harder on us, such as less wiggle room for due dates and big presentations and papers. In my opinion I think high school was harder in some ways.

One reason I think that high school is harder is because you receive homework from multiple subjects on the same day. And most of the time the assignments is due the next day. This is one reason that I disliked high school so much. At times, it felt like there was no break in the work that the teachers would give you. In my experience, I would get at least three assignments that would be due the next day. It doesn’t seem like much, but after sitting in school for seven to eight hours a day, another hour or two seems kind of ridiculous.

In college, your teachers will give you a schedule ahead of time. This allows you to plan out your week so that you can make the best use out of your time. Most professors give you around a week to do your work, which is much easier and more manageable than high school.

Another issue I have with high school is the teachers. Don’t get me wrong, I have had some teachers in high school that were awesome. For the most part, my teachers in high school weren’t too great. In high school I feel like teachers care more about the homework then they do their own students. I feel that teachers aren’t as understanding in high school because they feel that their students are just trying to get their way out of doing work. This is more frustrating when you aren’t making up excuses and the teacher doesn’t believe you.

In college, professors are much more chill and understanding. If I ever have a problem, I’ll just address it in an email and my professors will get back to me. Professors seem to be much more understanding with a college student and their schedule. Every time I have asked a professor for help they have done it without hesitation. One professor even check in on my when I missed class. Overall, I feel that college is much easier and more manageable than high school.

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All my life I have been the shy kid. I remember when I was in pre-school, I would dread going there every morning. When my mom would drop me off, I would always cling to her. She would always have to pry me off of her legs so that she could go to work. After that, I would eat my breakfast as far away from the other kids as possible. Eventually, I would realize that I had nothing to fear and join the other kids. 

Now I can manage my shyness much more. It is not nearly as much of a problem when I was a kid. Now I can have regular conversations with people and you would not even be able to tell. Even though other people are not able to tell doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect me any more.  

However, I still notice my shyness whenever I have to do a presentation. This is still one of my biggest fears and the thing that I struggle with the most. I have always disliked being the center of attention, so presenting in front of an entire class is definitely a weak point for me. I know that everyone in the audience is very respectful and free of judgement, I still feel like I’m being judged. When the pressure is on my brain automatically goes to the worst scenario, and I feel super uncomfortable. This has been an ongoing battle, but it’s something that I’m slowly getting better at.

My shyness is something that has been holding me back over the years. I’ve always wanted to be a more outgoing person. I feel that I am slowly getting there, but it is a long process. Even though this has been a problem, I’m glad that I can finally start to show people the person I really am.

I feel like my whole life has been focused on the future. Even in school, each year is about preparing you for the next one. For example, when I was in middle school all of the teachers main focus was to prepare their students for high school. High school was the same way, all teachers focus on getting their students prepared for future education.

I feel like everyone focuses too much on the future. People minds are sort of trained at this point to start thinking ahead. I know that thinking ahead is productive, but most people don’t focus on what’s happening in the now.

I feel that we should live more in the moment. I tend to believe that we spend too much time reliving the past or planning too much in the future. This causes us to miss out on the great moments that are unveiling right before us. We do not take any time to enjoy what is going on in the moment. This is sad because we do not know how many more moments we’ll be fortunate enough to experience.

I’m not saying that we should spend less time planning. I think that planning ahead is very efficient and important. Setting achievable goals is a great way of giving someone personal achievement and motivation for the future. However, I feel that people have become almost too focused on the future that they miss the experiences that come in the moment.

I think people stress too much on the future. People don’t take a few minutes of their day to enjoy life. There are so many things to be happy about and thankful for, and I think people should enjoy the opportunity while they still can.

When I was growing up on school, it seemed like everyone was focused on the future. Most little kids have dreams that they want to accomplish later in life. In high school, it seemed like everyone knew what they wanted to do except for me. Or, at least people had a direction/path in life that they were interested in. For me, this isn’t the case.

Growing up I had no clue what my future would hold. It was scary to me that one day I had to work for a living, that I wouldn’t be a kid anymore. This sort of feeling has stuck with me to this day.

Now, being in college, most people have a good idea of what they want to major in. This makes me feel behind, well at least not having a major. For me, its hard to study something that will determine your work for the rest of your life.

I knew from when I was little, a nine to five was something I never wanted. For most of my life my goal has been to just try and be as happy as possible. I find myself trying to hold on to my childhood as much as possible. I love hanging out and messing around with my friends, and knowing that this will be gone someday makes me sad.

Even though thinking about this seems counterproductive, I actually use this as motivation. This pushes me to try and find the job of my dreams. I want to eventually find a line of work/major that I’m so interested in that it doesn’t even feel like work. Hopefully someday I can find the job of my dreams.

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