I learned nothing this term and I'm disappointed

[Lindagaf]

@green_green

Just finished my first term

Give your school a chance. You haven’t even started taking classes for your major yet. Don’t assume everything from now on will be as “easy” as it has been so far.

@green_green

I don’t feel older or wiser.

How much older or wiser are you now than when you started college? I’d say about 4.5 months.

@green_green

most memorable parts of term were going to random places with my friends.

Be thankful you are having fun experiences outside of the classroom.

I’ll be honest and say that I think you expected a life-changing experience the minute you stepped on campus. College is rarely that. Adjust your expectations. If you find your work is too easy, seek out ways to make the academic side more challenging. Getting involved with research can do that. Start by getting to know your professors more in depth. Go to office hours. Too many students don’t do that. Those who do will reap rewards.

[ucbalumnus]

@DadTwoGirls

One issue for first semester students in university: It is entirely likely that incoming freshmen do not all have exactly the same knowledge of various subjects. The professors need to deal with the fact that some students might not be quite as well prepared as others. This may indeed cause some of your classes to cover material that you already learned in high school.

In addition, many frosh who come in with AP credit repeat their AP credit. This is commonly advised here and sometimes by frosh advisers at colleges (advice I do not generally agree with). But it can lead to new frosh feeling like they did not learn much in their first term.

New frosh may also get advised to choose easier courses first semester, because many new frosh have difficulty with the transition to college. But that can be a disappointment in learning for those who do not have difficulty with the transition to college.