How I've grown, what I've learned

I can honestly say that I did not expect to learn so much about myself when I got to college. I have always had pretty good study habits and great time management skills so I felt like my classes wouldn't be very challenging. For the most part that has held true, but I have also had to buckle down and study more this semester than I did during my entire high school experience. Knowing that there are many resources available to me as a Hixson scholar and being informed about them during seminar has also been very beneficial in my opinion. I also love all the people I met through Hixson. Yellow Lightning!

One of the things I was worried about when I got here was making friends-don't ask me why because I have never had trouble with meeting new people....but anyway, that was not an issue AT ALL! The girls on my floor are fantastic and I know I will be in touch with them for the rest of my life.

Overall, I think I have become much more self-reliant and self-confident this semester. I know what I want to do and I know how to buckle down and do the work to get there! I'm thankful for the Hixson seminar because I do feel like it helped me adjust a little and it's great to get to know people who are similar to me!