As a sophomore sitting in a sea of freshman, I didn't have the feeling of superiority that some of my classmates sometimes feel. I didn't feel like I had an advantage as a sophomore in freshman seminar. I, for some reason had the total opposite feeling. No, I didn't feel inferior, but I did feel at a disadvantage. I knew what Freshman Seminar was last year. I heard the stories my friends told of the trips to the Smithsonian, library card acquisition, and the final individual research paper. All of these activities were done in a class room of about 30 students. Here I was, sitting in the same room where I had Biology 101 and Biology 102 the year before, with 249 other students. I didn't know what to expect from this new set-up and I don't like being unprepared.
When we finally got the specifics of the class, I wasn't immediately excited. Somehow, it seemed like I would be doing more work than my classmates did last year.
ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE...
Over the summer, I asked God to make me stronger. I asked him to give me the spirit of initiative and persistence that I felt I was lacking. I asked. I received multiple obligations in the form of work and organizations to build my initiative. I asked. I received classes where my usual lackadaisical method of studying will not suffice to build persistence.
Alexandria Igwe
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