Trusting yourself
I and everyone around me experienced the stress of picking classes. I had a hard time believing my upper classmates when they preached the possibility and common occurrence of walking in and out of Customs with completely different class schedules; after all, I had been planning and held the same intended schedule for months! Even so, it happened to me. I walked in as a political science major and walked out, still a poli-sci major, but with not a single course indicating so. Instead, I added Modern Physics, after discovering it at the academic fair, and Calculus, a required co-requisite for the former. I showed a friend, who made sarcastic remarks about the classes I chose but I chose to trust myself and the choices I made.
Having faith during difficulty
I switched high schools three times and it created difficulty in terms of different prerequisites for math classes. At the end of junior year, I felt unprepared regarding taking Calculus as a senior and opted not to. At the academic fair, I spoke to professors about their office hours and they reassured me about their accessibility and willingness to help. I tested it out through emailing a few professors and was amazed at the consistent helpfulness across the board. I was scared of the challenging nature of the courses I selected but my experience taught me to have faith in myself, professors, and my ability to access help.
