Ending of the First Semester of College! =]

Hey everyone! Wow.. It's been a while. Sorry about that! I've been soo caught up with school work, which I know you all know what I mean =/
But this is the first of my five posts in a row =]
But anyway... I hope all is going well with your finals =) Some of you are even done, which is awesome because you can finally enjoy a month off, unlike the 2 weeks in high school!! haha. I still have 2 more finals, but I cant wait to finish and say that I've officially completed my first semester of college! =D
There are soo many emotions I'm feeling at the moment. I'm sure you have all been feeling this lately or have felt this already. But wow.. I feel stressed, happy, joy, excitement, scared, etc. From the nerves of how you did on your finals, to the excitement you feel about finally finishing your first semester, to realizing... wow.. I'm growing up.
This first semester of college flewww by for me! Even though the work load was crazy and at times, it felt like time was just dragging itself... looking back at it now... It really did go by quick! The first semester was amazing. I have made so many great friends, met some amazing professors and just experienced what it is really like to be a college student and on my own without a teacher to "baby" me like in high school.
Honestly... words cant even describe how I'm feeling right now. I remember it like it was just yesterday when I was freaking out about my first day of school! And now, I'm taking finals and realizing, wow... I'm done with a whole semester! Haha.
I have learned a few important lessons though throughout this semester though that'll help us all achieve better in the spring...
1) as my English 101 professor said, "The best way to fall behind in college is doing the work as it comes along" -Prof Jacques. This is extremely true because the work load REALLY builds up. At the beginning of the semester, we each get a syllabus. Do the work for next week ahead of time. This is effective because in class, we will know what is going on (instead of relying on the homework THAT night to clarify) and... we will be able to ask questions about what we don't understand, instead of having to ask the professor the next class and get confused with everything that's going on.
2) KEEP UP WITH THE READING! And don't necessarily read ALL the words in the text. This takes way too much time. Instead, read a few sentences in each paragraph and skim the rest of the paragraph (or until you get the idea of what the paragraph is talking about). Trust me... It really does help.
3) If a professor gives an opportunity for extra credit, TAKE IT! Don't think that you're doing fine, so you dont need to do the extra credit. In college, every little bit helps
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Once again, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMPLETING YOUR FIRST SEMESTER! =) and Good luck with all your finals!