Usually, sembreaks, the gap between the 1st and the 2nd semester, are the best time to relax and take a breather from the exhausting June to October academic chronology. Also, this is the time to reflect on what has been done during the past semester, thus, it also is a time to prepare yourself to what might be
the consequence of your actions during the previous semester.Uncertainty is always an answer whenever someone, whether it be my parents, friends or colleagues, ask me about school things, and recently, just recently, uncertainty came out of my mouth.
"I don't know" is that inevitable answer, and i think, will be my staple answer my whole life. But i don't want it to be that way.
The past semester was painful for me. I struggled with everything, with money, time and myself. I was completely out of focus, and was thinking of things not related to academic success.
...I stopped attending a class for i was not keeping up with the instructor's requirements
...I was still on my high school academic formula, relying solely on stock knowledge and not reviewing
...I focused more on my non-academic activities, like singing and dancing
...I was always late, if not absent for my 830 class, which i find hard to attend for the class was too early for me
...I stayed up late doing nothing.
Such things could really blow off your chances to stay in a University, the University of the Philippines.
I concluded that i was out of the University because of my "amazing" academic drive and focus. The results were devastating. I received two 5s and 4s and a 3. I thought i blew it. I though i failed myself, my friends and ultimately my family. I found my strength by telling my friends first, for i know they will surely understand my case.
They did, and they supported me all the way.
I went up last monday to finally know the score. I was expecting for a dismissed status, but i found out that i was still on probation. It was definitely a lucky break, for i passed my statistics course and made me live for another semester.
Now, given this chance, what will i do? I dont know yet, but i will try to out-do myself this time. Only two semesters left before i leave UP Baguio. Ill just hang on.
