Goals

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Realizing that my first college semester and first college experiences are about to be over, I wonder to myself, did I make it through my first semester in college? Is everything down hill from here? Have I accomplished all my goals that I set in the beginning of the semester? I look back at all my original goals and contemplate if I have fulfilled my requirements.
My first original academic goal was to be taken off provisional status and be placed on good standings. I hope to be placed on good standings at the end of this semester, but as of now, I am on provisional status. This goal seems somewhat easy to accomplish once final exams are completed. I hope I do well on my final exams, so that I won’t be on provisional status next semester. Another academic goal of mine was to maintain a B average in all my classes. This goal, however, fell short on two of my classes. In my chemistry class, I am currently making a D. This grade will go up because the professor drops the lowest test and quiz grade. I think what prevented me from making a B was the material was extremely hard to understand. I also went to tutoring sessions and still managed to bomb my tests. My U.S. history class is also difficult for me. I am making a C, but it was not the B that I wanted to make. I felt that I was prepared for the test, but when it came time to it, I felt very uncertain about some questions. One more academic goal of mine was to really learn something in all my classes. I feel that I have gained much more knowledge in this semester than I have in all four years in high school. I have learned something new everyday in my classes, different study habits, and adapting to living on my own.
My personal goals appear very far away, but still within my reach. One of my personal goals is to graduate from college. This goal will remain a long term goal because I am still a freshman in college, but it is far from impossible. I will be the first in my family to ...