Reflective Essay: How To Succeed In College

I have always had a strong belief that I could pass college like I did in high school. Always relying on those quick study sessions before a test or having the teacher going over the material right before a test. But boy was I wrong. In my first test I learned the hard way that studying is essential in college. A week before the test our teacher gave us a heads up on when the test was going to be. In my mind, I thought the test would be a multiple choice test and that the questions would be similar to the ones went in class. So, as the weekend approached, believing I had the test covered, I went on with being reckless on the weekend. However, it turns out that what I thought was the time of my life ended up biting me in the rear end. Once I got to class on the big day, I picked up the test from my professor's desk, still believing I was going to nail the test as I held it in my hand. However, when I looked at the test, I became astonished when I saw that all the questions were open ended, something I never expected. My hands trembled as my mind was filled with doubt and uncertainty. I thought to myself was having fun really worth me risking my future with school? The questions itself weren’t all that easy. I had to skip a few that I didn't know the answers to and even had to …show more content…

Many people even say that one must study at least two to three hours per class in order to manage studying time and also to do well. I realize now that studying isn’t for “nerds” and it is not “lame”, it is actually very helpful towards one's success in school. Studying helps in better understanding the material taught and preparing one for any tests, exams, or essays. This is why studying is essential in college. Studying benefits a student in many ways, not just by preparing a student for tests and exams, but also to help better understand the material taught in