Sunday, June 14, 2009
Classes Begin Tomorrow!
It's official! As I step foot beyond the threshold of the UP manila campus, I am born again as a sophomore. Yeah! SECOND YEAR! Wohoo! Surviving the First year was like a trial similar to those free anti-virus softwares available on the net. My one year trial has expired and it's time to subscribe to the better version.
This coming semester would be my most jam-packed sem ever! My schedule for my subjects are a little rough but, thankfully, my vacant time makes it possible for me to engage some extra-curricular subjects.
My batchmates have this impression that I am a dork. A GC person who doesn't give a damn about stuffs that do not have any academic incentives. They maybe right. I realized that good grades give me simple delights. Sometimes, when the grades are too good to be true, I'm overjoyed. But I also strive to become a well-rounded student. That is to say that my academic duties goes side-by-side with my extra-curricular activities. I didn't join my school orgs because I was hoping I could get something material and/or academic credit from it (believe me, sometimes orgs are the reason for failure in some subjects). The only incentives that I look forward to are joy and experience.
There are three things that I found essential in balancing your academic and extra-curricular activities. One, whatever happens, Acads are a priority. Your organization has to understand that your group is composed of students that are awaiting a promising future. Based on my experience, when a major exam is scheduled for a day, two days before that, there shouldn't be any activity. Last time I had an extra-curricular activity before an exam, I failed the exam. Next, when two organizations cross your schedule, prioritize the most urgent one. There are a number of factors that may contribute to this like time, and stuffs. Last would be the inspiration. You have to LOVE what you are doing (yes friends, there is some abstract concept in orgs. Keep the interest intact because it is your sustaining-base.
Sorry for the last paragraph. It may look like it wasn't that much researched. I think I will post a separate blog entry on this. Since I have the authority now, I might as well do it like a pro.
Watch out for that!
This coming semester would be my most jam-packed sem ever! My schedule for my subjects are a little rough but, thankfully, my vacant time makes it possible for me to engage some extra-curricular subjects.
My batchmates have this impression that I am a dork. A GC person who doesn't give a damn about stuffs that do not have any academic incentives. They maybe right. I realized that good grades give me simple delights. Sometimes, when the grades are too good to be true, I'm overjoyed. But I also strive to become a well-rounded student. That is to say that my academic duties goes side-by-side with my extra-curricular activities. I didn't join my school orgs because I was hoping I could get something material and/or academic credit from it (believe me, sometimes orgs are the reason for failure in some subjects). The only incentives that I look forward to are joy and experience.
There are three things that I found essential in balancing your academic and extra-curricular activities. One, whatever happens, Acads are a priority. Your organization has to understand that your group is composed of students that are awaiting a promising future. Based on my experience, when a major exam is scheduled for a day, two days before that, there shouldn't be any activity. Last time I had an extra-curricular activity before an exam, I failed the exam. Next, when two organizations cross your schedule, prioritize the most urgent one. There are a number of factors that may contribute to this like time, and stuffs. Last would be the inspiration. You have to LOVE what you are doing (yes friends, there is some abstract concept in orgs. Keep the interest intact because it is your sustaining-base.
Sorry for the last paragraph. It may look like it wasn't that much researched. I think I will post a separate blog entry on this. Since I have the authority now, I might as well do it like a pro.
Watch out for that!
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