Hello little sisters! My name is Tu Anh but feel free to call me Annie. I am a music major just like you guys, and I’m here to tell you a little bit about my freshman year here at Converse!
Because I’ve been a music major since my freshman year, I understand how tough your schedules must be. I struggled with balancing my practice time, studying time, homework time, and somewhat of a social life. As a high school student, I believed I had the power to bend time and make it work for me, but college used the time that I wasted and threw it in my face. The evidence was shown clearly under my eyes, which I considered as bruises. However, college isn’t your bully; it’s your friend. Everything you do here is preparation for the real thing out there. If you’re so sleep deprived to the point that you want to knock out wherever you are standing, then you probably need to organize a better agenda. If you don’t have time to work on an assignment, then maybe you’re spending too much time on something else. If you don’t have a planner now, get one, because it definitely helped me adapting to college life. I remember when I shoved 4 chapters of psychology in 2 days before the big exam, when I typed an essay at 4 in the morning, and when I practiced MacGAMUT for 4 and a half hours in a day, because it was due the next day. What positive results did I get? Nothing! I lived like a zombie for weeks before I actually discovered the usefulness of planners. You shouldn’t start on your assignments at the last minute, and you definitely should not cram. Also, make sure you realize that you are never alone, which was one of the most remarkable things I noticed when I first entered Converse. The friendly environment here stripped an ample of my shyness away, and I hope you’re feeling the same way. If not, take my word for it and ask any questions you might have.
Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in as a music student here at Converse? Professors here have the super human ability to pick out true talents. If you weren’t Converse made material, you wouldn’t have gotten accepted. Find the areas that you need to improve on and take advantage of what Converse has to offer! You will go far with a humble amount of ambition and strong motivation in chasing after what you love. Only you could be the shackles to your success.
Hey Annie! You gave great advice. Unfortunately, it is very hard at the beginning to balance your time if you're not used to it; and as a plus college gives everyone a lot of free time on their hands so it's really difficult to figure when you would like to do what. Sometimes you may become overwhelmed with work and it may make you feel as though you would like to give up, but like you said if we weren't Converse material we wouldn't be here. But since we are we have to live up to what they expect out of us and what we expect out of ourselves. Difficult or not, everyone has a goal in mind!
ReplyDeleteHa haaaaaaa I know you were thinking of me when you mentioned the not fitting in part. I know you've dealt with me and my low self esteem and not believing I should be here.... I suppose you have a point, however. We are under the instruction of some pretty amazing talents here and so if they think we're talented who are we to deny it?
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ReplyDeleteThanks for offering such great advice. It sounds like you learned a good lesson the hard way. I am also glad that our faculty and staff have offered you a supportive environment.