Before I came to college, I was told, “If you want to go to graduate school, you need to get high grades in your undergraduate program.”
What was the perfect balance? Do I focus on school 100%, study on Friday and Saturday nights, not get involved with the community on campus and off campus? I was not sure how to maintain my grades at an acceptable level and still be happy with my life in college. I did not want to be slaving over school work and constantly be worried about tests three weeks in advance.
Get involved. Many people attest to getting good grades in school to their dedication to their studies—which studies obviously come first. Me, I attest my good grades to my extremely busy schedule. At the beginning of the school year, first semester seemed like a breeze. I had other activities outside of school like club soccer, but I still found myself with some free time. I finished the semester with good grades, but were the grades I received representative of my full potential? No.
Second semester, I am involved in Gonzaga’s Men’s Club Soccer, have a job in the GSBA office, and am an active member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. All of this plus school work is not the easiest to manage but you make it work. This semester I have the highest GPA I’ve had in the past 6 years and I attribute it to the busy schedule I manage. I now have no time to waste, and everything needs to get done by a specific time in order for all my other tasks to get done. I cannot slack off.
Get involved, be active, and stick to your studies.
Reflection:
In this blog post, I write a personal account to add to my argumentative piece. Although brief, I use rhetorical questions throughout the post to get people thinking about their own argument they can respond with. This is a great way to get a conversation moving and people’s minds thinking about the next topic.
Luis Peraza