Today -- Friday Nov. 30th, finals start next week
Yeah...finals start next week and this week has been a whirlwind of studying, sleeping, and studying some more. Therefore I haven't really gotten a chance until now to respond to the comment made on my last post. The comment was: What are some of the struggles (emotional/domestic) that you are going through as a freshman college student away from your hometown... Houston was it?
Yes...it is Houston . My main struggle? As you can imagine, going out of state for college and being away from my family and friends for an extended period of time…honestly...sucks. But there are many great things about going out-of-state for school. Namely, you get brand new start, new friends and so on. Another struggle is that since you’re on your own, you are responsible for allotting sufficient amount of time to study. Trust me; there are so many distractions in the dorms that you can’t imagine – although that is what makes living in the dorms so great. Adjusting to Kansas City was also a major adjustment. I can wear shorts all year around in Houston . Kansas City ? Not so much. One great thing is that Rockhurst provides 7 weeks for Christmas break – really looking forward to that after all this studying.After one semester at Rockhurst I can say that classes are well taught and well structured. The profs are wonderful at explaining material in a way that you can relate.
A unique requirement at Rockhurst is that the University requires all students to complete a "core", course to graduate. A “core” course is basically a course that Rockhurst requires you to take to graduate. It gives students a wide knowledge base for any career that they choose to go into. And if you don't want to take some of the courses, those AP credits you earned in high school will come in handy. Rockhurst is pretty good on transferring credits, at least in my experience.
FYI: I understand that Rockhurst only accepts a 4 or a 5 on the AP exams for subjects. Rarely do they accept a 3, although there’s no reason not to try.
Well, I think that’s it for now. Hope y'all liked this post and look forward to the comments.
Neel
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