Introvert in need of help!

tcollins10
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:05:51 +0000

Generally, I’m a softspoken individual. I never know when to speak up and ask questions that trouble me for better understanding from either a teacher or peers. It was one of the main problems I had throughout high school. Part of the reason was because I am very introverted and the other is because I hate asking for help, I rather spend hours figuring things out myself. But this usually leads me to a discombobulated understanding of the topic at hand. I feel like I could have done so much better in high school if I could have fixed this flaw earlier.

I’m about to attend Austin College in the preprofressional field of medicine, majoring in Biology. Austin College is generally known for its well-established pre-med program. I don’t want to make the same mistakes in high school. I’m not saying I did bad in high school, I was top ten percent. I’m just saying I could have done so much better. So for my first year as an undergraduate (which is one of the most important), I no longer want to “blend in” and waste time. I want to do well, and I want to be able to study and master each class efficiently. There’s a lot of pre-med individuals at my school and I want to be able to finally stand out academically.

So any suggestions on how to approach my goal? What are some of the mistakes you had to overcome? What are some precautions? For any other incoming undergraduates, what are your own personal concerns?

(P.S. Sorry this is sort of long haha)