so this was a mission for me at TMS and I just feel like posting it here :)
Being a UP student is what I always dreamed of. The moment I saw my name posted at AIT was really one of my happiest moments.
My first day of school was fun since it was just freshmen orientation and there were no classes. That day our block was handled by UP TMS and we had fun games and activities. Then comes the real first day of class. I was really nervous though it’s not really my first time being a college student. But since it’s a new place, new environment, new people, I can’t help but feel nervous. I also felt left out and don’t belong here since I did’nt really pass the UPCAT and I was just a transferee. Also I thought that I was the only idiot in some of my classes because my clasmates looked so smart. I was really thankful that I was with my bestfiend in 2 classes or else I would have gone mad.
My subjects on the first semester was okay but there were some where I struggled at: eng 11 and math11. I really felt like an idiot in my eng 11 class because all of my clasmates were really so good, in reciting, in expressing themselves, in eveything, which I’m not good at. In math 11, I felt like I was the only one who could not understand the lessons and all of them clearly can. I even got a tutor just to pass that subject. I did’nt feel that I’m a part of this institution immediately. Though I gained a few friends, I always liked to be alone or just be with my bestfriend. She’s the one who’s always encouraging me when I’m down or depressed with my subjects.
It is now my second semester and I think that I already adjusted. I am now okay with my classes though I don’t have my bestfriend with me, I am now talking with my blockmates at AIT since last sem I was only speaking to few, I’m not really struggling with my subjects and I think I can pass it all (i hope), and I am joining an org, UP TMS. I am joining because I want to be a part of something or a proof that I am finally at UP. And I think that being at an org is fun and helpful and I will get to know a lot of people.
Though I struggled, I still had a lot of fun, especially this sem. Being a UP student is hard with all these pressures, but all you got to do is work hard.