- Patience - I am a very impatient person, and I used to be a lot worse. I tend to be impatient about a lot of things, including my love life, teaching my mother something new on the computer, the offense progressing, shopping, and lastly, school work. Seriously, I was that student that if I could not grasp a concept or solve a problem my first two times trying, I would move on/skip/pretend/guess it. I am not sure when the revelation occurred, but I have become much more patient when doing school work. I will re-read directions, take a deep breath and figure out the assignment I am doing. I look back and think about all the times I "gave up" on an assignment or theory because I was too impatient and antsy to sit down and solve it, and I think about how much more I could know (or about how much better my GPA could be...). But hey, at least I figured this personal issue out before I started graduate school and a full time job.
- Events on campus - Aquinas is a small college, with 2500 students enrolled. However, Aquinas offers so much on campus in terms of resume builders, student events, athletic event, arts & music shows, community service opportunities, religious retreats and much, much more. I have realized that over my four years of college that although I have attended many more events than my fellow classmates, I have not attended enough to satisfy me. Being at Aquinas, I want to pass on to the other Saints that it is okay to attend a basketball game alone, or head to a baseball game with a group of friends even if you don't know anyone on the team, or even to a senior's clarinet recital that you haven't talked to since freshman year, or to organize a group of your friends to go cleanup a park on a Saturday morning. Aquinas has so much to offer and we barely take advantage of anything. I have really been living it up at Aquinas this last semester, trying to fit everything in, even if I have to go to events alone. I want to take this mindset into the real world with me to make sure I sign up for a volunteer association, to attend happy hours that are organized by a fellow young professional, to step out of my comfort zone and sign-up for a recreational basketball league. I want to make the most out of my life, and I want each one of you to make the most out of your college experience, especially if you attend Aquinas. In the end, attending the Career and Counseling Services workshops and participating in CAVA's Clean the Streets service activity will totally be worth it.
- Go out - I am not advocating to go out every night, but rather once a week or when you have the time to. I understand how academically challenging college can be, but learn to prioritize. I have found that if you want to go to the "Jersey Party" on a Saturday night, but have a three chapter exam on Monday, to study during the day on Saturday, rather than at night. Whenever I have stayed in on a Saturday night (Yes, I know... hard to believe me being so popular and all) it defeats the purpose because I am unproductive and wish I was out and about wearing my Kobe Bryant throwback jersey like the rest of my friends. I am by no means saying to go out every single night of the week, but if you learn to have balance in your social and academic life, you will enjoy life as a whole more.
4. Drink coffee - I still can't stand the smell of coffee, or the taste of black coffee, but I am thankful for the energy and life coffee has given me when I have been near death. I think this coincides with my patience post and being determined in getting the job done, but coffee has come in clutch this past year when the only thing on my mind is taking a nap. Oh, learn how to make coffee because it will save you a ton of money rather than heading to Starbucks like me whenever I crave it.
My family and I on my brother's
graduation day just two years ago!
Think of college as a marathon... not a race
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