I Wish I Knew About

My first semester of college was filled with many obstacles that I had to overcome. I wish I would have been able to know more about the classes. College classes are totally different from high school classes and one reason is because professors use power points and lecture as their methods of teaching. In a few of my classes many of the professors moved at a rapid paced. In college class periods are at least fifty minutes long. I know I could have avioded some of my obstalces that I had if I would have had more knowledge about college classes.

Professors basically always use power points and lectures to teach their students the material they need to know. In high school my teachers used numerous methods like games, lectures, power pints, worksheets, and work from the book. This class structure that my professors use was a drastic change for me that I had to cope with fast. Using power points and lectures is not the easiest method of learning for me. I had to learn how to pull information from the power points or lectures that I thought would be the key points.

In class instructors nearly swamp students with a lot of information that is important. They also do this at a rather speedy pace. When instructors present information to students they are talking very fast and flying through the material. They try to squeeze about a week worth of work into a fifty minute class session. This can get very stressful for me to try to keep up to their pace. In class you really have to open your ears and pay attention to the information being brought forth.

Class periods in college are at least fifty minutes long. In high school classes were only forty minutes long. This was a change for me because I was not use to sitting this long and having to pay attention to a lecture. I wish I would have known about class sessions being this long so I could have better prepared myself. It sounds silly only a ten minute difference, but I makes a big difference especially if you are not use to the long length of time.

Classes are a huge part of college and being adjusted to them is a big help. Knowing how to tackle a course to the best of my ability is a weakness that I will work on for next semester. College is a big trial and error period and I have to learn from my mistakes that I make.