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The first week of college ended about 30 minutes ago. It’s sort of strange how quickly I’ve adapted to my new environment. It doesn’t quite feel like home of course, but it doesn’t seem as artificial as I expected. A few friends and I noticed how college seems sort of temporary. It feels like we’re on some trip or at summer camp, and it will all be over come next week. Hard to believe that the few square miles I’m sitting on will likely be my home for the next four (or more?) years.

I’ve been having dilemmas trying to deal with whether I should try to strengthen relationships with the many people I’m already friends with or if I should focus on finding new friends. Already I’ve met one kid I have a lot in common with, and I’m sure that on a campus like GT there are plenty of people with similar interests. However, it’s all frustrating when you make an effort to meet someone, and several days later they don’t seem to even remember you.

In the past five days I’ve spent quite a few hours in class, with anywhere from one to five classes a day. I’ve already spent entire classes sitting online on facebook and on AIM. I’m not sure how I feel about the setup of college courses. It’s so easy to get by with doing absolutely nothing until you get to the test. And after you fail the first test, your final grade has probably dropped ten points. To my knowledge, my grade in each class is made up from anywhere between three and ten grades. That’s a little overwhelming, and I’m definitely not looking forward to the first test.

Posted on Friday, August 22nd, 2008 at 1:30 pm under Life.
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