We all know how it goes. You start a new semester with all these high hopes and goals and think you'll actually stick with them this time. Then comes mid-semester and you slowly stop caring about those goals and start skipping class to sleep in a few extra hours.

Not this time.

I am determined that this really will be my semester. I won't let myself start skipping classes and start slacking on my assignments.

This is my semester.

Higher education is a privilege, not a right. So why would I waste that privilege? I am paying to be in school and get an education, not to sleep. I'm going to take advantage of my opportunity and not waste it.

This is my future we're talking about here.

How do I expect to have a successful future if I spend all my time in school sleeping instead of studying? I don't know about you, but I want to be rich some day and not going to class isn't going to get me there. If I want a job in my desired field, then I need to do well now.

I want to feel proud of myself.

I want to get good grades and be proud of all my hard work instead of feeling embarrassed. I want other people to be proud of me too. It is time that I show everyone what I'm made of. Not to mention that doing good in school increases my self confidence and that's something that can always be improved.

This is my semester. And it should be yours too.