Study

Study...

I have never really studied in all my life, I have worked my way through highschool by reading the textbook doing about 1/4 of the excersises and reading summaries made by other students. But I'm not sure if that could actually be called studying. I never spent more than 2 hours on a test or exam. Things came easy, the material was easy, the questions were and thus i got high grades without ever actually doing anything.

It seems kind of sad because it means I never really did anything during my time at home.

I wasn't home schooled in a classical way, I didn't have a teacher at my house, my parents didn't help me with my studies. I just ordered the books made sure I knew which chapters to study and got working. Every now and then I'd e-mail a teacher to ask if there were any essays to write or when the next test was so I could be sure I did all I was required.

Perhaps high school wasn't enough of a challenge for me to work hard for it.
I was satisfied with average grades and minimal work but that not what I want for college. I want to do well and get a great job when I'm done.

I want to be motivated to study, to keep going and pushing for a higher grade, Not being satisfied with any passing grade but only being satisfied when I'm sure I couldn't have done anything to improve my score.

When I look back, I see how much I've used the word "I". I must be pretty selfish.

Probably.

College, or university as it's called. Will it be any different from high school? Will I be able to make friends and study hard. Not sure. But I'm gonna try my very best!

On a lighter note, I finally ordered the last two books on my booklist today. The total amount spent on books (by deviding where I buy them in about 7 different sites to make sure I'd always get the best deal) was 661 dollar. Which is... a lot.... I really do hope the next year will be cheaper, maybe i should start saving money from now on...

After cheching the second year book list I have concluded I really need to start saving cus next year the average book cost will be 778 dollar, which is an awefull lot.

I'm not quite sure how I will manage that financially but I'll just have to buckle up and go for it!

Thank you for reading ;)

Introduction

Hello everyone,

My name is BB, I am 18 years old and a few weeks ago I decided I was ready to start college. Unlike most students, I was mostly home schooled during high school. I was enrolled in a regular high school and recieved books from it etc but did all the work at home and came to school about once a month for tests assignments and other things.

Because of this I do not have much experience with going to school, apart from elementary and middle school of course but still, that was a long time ago. For this reason I do not have a great number of friends, 5 people whom I love and cherish are the only true friends I have, during college i hope to add at least 2 people to that list.

I will be following a course about International Business Management, something that combines my favorite things in one:

Law
Economics
English
Organizational Behaviour
and though I hate to admit it, Math.

I'm not a math geek, not at all, I even failed the subject in high school, but I do enjoy it, I like figuring out things with numbers and as long as I can use my robot friend (calculator) I'm fine.

People say I'm smart and I like to believe that I am, but I have some problems that make it hard for me to study:

I'm dyslectic (this is all typed in word for spelling checks before I dare publish it)
I have ADD (it runs in the family but makes it really hard to stay focused)
And I tend to postpone things until the last minute before doing them.

The last I would like to overcome because it would make my life a lot easier.

Oh and apart from finally going to college I am moving out of the house where I have lived for the past 14 years.

Big change.

And since I have no idea how to live in my own it's going to be hard, especially since I will be living in a house with 5 other students whom I have never met before. I have to share a bathroom and a kitchen with them. I wonder what life will be like from now on...

Love,
BB