Managing Relationships
My transition into college was fairly easy, contrary to most of my peers who struggled with their newfound independence, and I am thankful for that. I have grown up in a family of Aggies visiting College station annually, so there was not really a culture shock from moving into an unfamiliar place. My parents also taught me how to be independent, by forcing me to solve problems on my own throughout my childhood and teaching me how to fend for myself when they had to be gone for business and other functions. Consequently, being away from home for extended periods of time did not really faze me. The difficulty of my transition into college came near the end of my first semester.
I became involved in several organizations in my first semester at A&M, which included PREP, a freshman leadership organization for business majors, and The 12th Man Student Foundation. In both of the organizations I created extremely close friendships in a very short amount of time. As I spent more and more time with the new friends I made, I subsequently was not paying attention to my high school friends who came to A&M with me, and those relationships suffered. I did not realize at first that I was neglecting my friends who were always there for me, because I was so excited about the new friendships I made. It wasn’t until a friend of mine approached me to let me know that I have “changed” over the past few months that I took note of my absence from my previous relationships.
Once I understood the consequences of my actions, I began to manage my time between people more effectively. I eventually introduced everyone I was meeting to my friends from high school, which helped the juggling tremendously. Learning to balance and manage different aspects of my life was very tricky and I am still working on this everyday. Now I use the skills I learned from this experience when balancing my time between various organizations, and my schoolwork. It’s often challenging, but managing my time in college is one very important task to ensure a successful college career.
I became involved in several organizations in my first semester at A&M, which included PREP, a freshman leadership organization for business majors, and The 12th Man Student Foundation. In both of the organizations I created extremely close friendships in a very short amount of time. As I spent more and more time with the new friends I made, I subsequently was not paying attention to my high school friends who came to A&M with me, and those relationships suffered. I did not realize at first that I was neglecting my friends who were always there for me, because I was so excited about the new friendships I made. It wasn’t until a friend of mine approached me to let me know that I have “changed” over the past few months that I took note of my absence from my previous relationships.
Once I understood the consequences of my actions, I began to manage my time between people more effectively. I eventually introduced everyone I was meeting to my friends from high school, which helped the juggling tremendously. Learning to balance and manage different aspects of my life was very tricky and I am still working on this everyday. Now I use the skills I learned from this experience when balancing my time between various organizations, and my schoolwork. It’s often challenging, but managing my time in college is one very important task to ensure a successful college career.