Fall Semester: Week Two Reflection

This week went pretty well, however it has been a little bit stressful for me. I got to briefly attend the course that I will be working in this semester. I got to introduce myself as well as make a survey to determine whether students would like to meet in person or online. I got to do a lot of reading for my classes, and did a lot of assignments as well. I feel like this semester is going to be a bit challenging because of working as an ambassador + working more hours at Skyline + taking 18 credits. I am a little worried about being able to balance out everything, while still having at least a little bit of free time. I think as the semester goes on, and I get used to how much I need to do, I'll get better at dealing with everything, but I am still a little worried. I feel like the challenge of being online and trying to actually learn in an online environment is really challenging for me as well. I'm feeling like I have to dedicate nearly twice as much time to learning course material because I have to seek outside resources to help me really understand the material. It makes it even harder for me because I don't really have the privilege to be able to dedicate twice as much time to academics because of my other job and my current schedule. I don't really have the option to cut back on hours at Skyline either, because I have to make enough money to pay for school next year, as well as all my expenses this year. I am, and have always been someone who performs well when I am actually in a classroom setting, and when I have a professor that I can ask questions to during lectures, and who I can reach out to immediately. Online learning really makes that a bit of a challenge because it takes time for many professors to reach back out to me, and if there are any sort of internet issues, that can make it harder to communicate with my professors. These are just some of the things that I am having a bit of a hard time with this semester, and part of the reason why this week has been a little stressful/worrisome.