What I love about college is the spontaneity each day has to offer, putting aside the rigidity of academics. My class schedule only suffices as the framework of my tertiary education — just to make sure my going to school is in accordance to law and my parents’ investment. Whilst bestowed with a truckload of free time, I am fully aware of my responsibility to make most out of it. Productivity and merry-making lie upon my fingertips.
Sans all those legal and fiscal shenanigans college has laid upon, I actually would still wake up early and endure the infamous morning Katipunan traffic just to go to school. That’s how rad college life is. It’s like being freed from this damned cage known as basic education after more than a decade of constraint. Finally, you get to embrace your individualism a little bit more.
‘I love college’ is actually an understatement. The euphoria I’m enjoying is actually rooted from the attainment of something you’ve been waiting for so long. I need to contain myself though. To inhale, exhale, and wake up to the real world — wherein a mountain of adjustments and responsibilities is waiting to be flattened out.
So far in the first semester, the curriculum is almost no different with high school’s BUT as expected, the standards are totally escalated. We study the basic graphs and functions in Math, but in the tests, MTG-type-of-items are encountered. We all should mash our brains are souls out in order to produce an A-worthy paper. Basic concepts like periodic trends and Lewis structures are tackled in Chemistry, but we have to delve deeper into the ‘why’s’ of every little known facts in the said field..which is totally not like high school.
All my instructors are really adept in their subjects. I am by far amazed at how my Filipino professor can effectively discuss and dissect Filipino poems in alternate use of English and Filipino. Unlike high school, getting an A ain’t a piece of cake in college, especially in a prestigious and academically-rigid school like Ateneo. One thing I miss in high school is whining about committing one or two mistakes in tests; in college, I’m already satisfied in getting a B (around 80%). With more freedom comes more responsibility.
Spending time with new, diverse and interesting set of people not only from MIS but from other majors as well is I believe the bigger chunk of the iceberg. That is what I love most about college organizations — people! Building relationships is actually the point of living, because together we hold hands to make the world go around. Each one of us is a piece in a jigsaw needed to form a masterpiece. Each day of fun and spontaneity is best spent with good company like my high school friends, blockmates, coursemates and other people.
One of the highlights of this semester is my first org activity, ALDS for AIESEC. Actually getting into AIESEC is already a big deal for me, undergoing a rigorous (admittedly less hectic than UP) screening process. But participating in this seminar made it ultra epic. Three words to describe it: wet and wild. I’m looking forward to participate to more org events.
I’ve also learned in college that people may really surprise you with their real selves as you get to know them more than skin deep. First impressions shouldn’t deceive you; all people deserve a chance of friendship. I’m always telling myself to let loose a little, be yourself, and be sensitive to people’s diverse personalities. I’m looking forward to meeting new people in my life, getting to know more those I’ve already met and building friendship with people I’ve already known.
Not all days are always fun-filled as aforementioned. Some days are just lame-ass and things may not go my way. But I just always tell myself that this balancing of nature should help me to push myself forward and move on. The challenge is to bring out a positive aspect from this dismay. This blog post is actually a product of a shitty yesterday.
I’m basically still the same, continuing to keep the faith and let experiences in college bring out the best in me. Bring it on, baby!
