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The Challenges of Spring Semester

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." -Joshua J. Marine

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The Challenges of Spring Semester

As a freshman in college, I have completed my fall semester and I am currently in my spring semester. The thought of completing my very first year of college is so close, yet so far. I have noticed that there is a great difference between the fall and spring semester. Currently, I feel like there are many more challenges in my spring semester compared to my fall semester.

First, the weather is getting warmer. Well, in Virginia, you never know what the weather will be like for the day. Some days are warmer and on other days, you have to wear 2 jackets just to stay warm enough to make it to class early in the morning. Instead of sitting in class, some students want to go outside and enjoy the weather. It is really important to stay focused and continue to go to class even when the weather starts to change. Stay focused.

Second, summer is just around the corner and the thought of having a couple months off from school sounds so rewarding and relaxing. This makes it especially hard to stay focused, when sometimes all you can think about is how many hours you will binge watch Netflix in the days to come.

Next, personally, I am experiencing MUCH harder classes than I did in my fall semester. There is more work, more hours that are spent on studying, and it feels like time is just quickly slipping away. Sometimes, 24 hours a day is just not enough time to get everything done that needs to get done.

Last but not least, there are a lot of things that need to get done. Volunteer applications are due, FASFA is due, some scholarship applications are due, EVERYTHING IS DUE.

I know that spring semester presents a lot of challenges, but everyone can make it through. Just think, summer is almost here! Stay motivated!!

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