College is a time for exploration. The last thing you would ever want to do is look back on a period of your life, labeled by many as the ?best four years? you?ll ever get, and ask yourself, ?What if??
What if I?d gone out for the football team freshman year and made it? What if I?d traveled abroad summer of sophomore year like I wanted to? What if I?d joined that fraternity that all my friends raved about? What if I?d actually shown up to class?
Life goes by so fast, especially when you have a lot going on. Every university in the country has a plethora of teams and organizations you can join from crew to sororities. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor even has a Harry Potter Appreciation club. All muggles are welcome.
Clearly, the interaction with new people, usually from all over the world, is the best part about college. Our relationships with others have the power to elevate life from average to extraordinary. Everything we accomplish is sweeter if we have someone to share it with and the hardships we endure are softened by caring, loving support of true friends. And nothing soothes quite like a very significant other with an outstretched hand to hold throughout it all.
So how do you prioritize? You don?t want to skimp on all the perks of attending a university but definitely want to make sure you figure out if Mr. Right may be among the other students. And then there?s that whole studying thing. Papers, projects, and presentations, oh my! Toss in a few exams and labs and you?ve got yourself a full plate while dining on academia alone.
So what happens when it?s your six-month anniversary, but your statistics midterm is the following morning? What happens when football season starts up and your boyfriend is literally spending more time with practice dummies than with you? What happens when you want to study abroad for the summer in Spain, but she just can?t stand being without you for three months? These are just a few of many difficult scenarios where both members of the relationship must make priorities very clear. The last thing you want to do is spend six months growing attached to someone, and then once debate team starts up, you?re torn apart.
As a junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, my academic pursuit is extremely important and I make this clear to anyone I may become romantically involved with. It may sound lame to a lot of guys, but if I have a paper due the next day or a huge test, I will not be available the night before. I don?t blow things off. I don?t compromise what?s important to me just to satisfy someone else?s needs.
Now there is this concept of ?give and take.? Certainly, if a relationship is supposed to work, there must be some form of commitment by both parties when issues like these arise.?The best thing you can do for yourself and for the other person is make your priorities entirely clear. Write out a list if you must. If he?s really a good match for you, he will support your passions and inquire how he can be a part of them or if the best thing he can do is let you do your thing and cheer from the sidelines.
Similar Posts:
Carly was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Carly began her collegiate career in the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania where she also played Division I soccer for the Quakers. A proud Michigander at heart, Carly transferred after her sophomore year to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she is double majoring in Psychology and Communications and minoring in Global Media Studies. She is an accomplished singer/songwriter who draws on her personal experience to compose and perform beautiful music. In her spare time, Carly likes to run, travel and play her piano and guitar. For more on Carly, click any of the icons.
frank ocean obama speech amber rose kindle fire drew peterson joe biden Art Modell
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.