On Monday I took my first college test. This was a Biology test. I know you are suppose to start studying about a week before a test. I kind of did, but not really hard core until the day before. I tried not to psych myself out that it was going to be really hard. In reality, I had no idea what to expect, except for that it was a multiple choice test. I kept on telling myself I am going to do awesome and I know everything I need to know. So I walked in, sat down, and got right to work. Honestly, it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I think I got a pretty good score. So I thought to myself, this Biology thing isn't going to be so bad. Well I thought that until today.
Today, during the Biology lecture, a panel of successful students came in and talked to us. They described study skills, test taking skills, and their overall opinion about Biology and being a Biology major. Wartburg's Biology major is one of the hardest majors. One of the students said that it is challenging but worth it. If you want to get into graduate school, say Iowa, you have a really good chance. They said Iowa would pick a Wartburg student over an Iowa student any day because of the good reputation and success the biology department has at Wartburg. When they explained some of the things I will be doing as a biology major I got scared. I started to question myself, is this really what I want to do? They said do not expect to get all A's like you did in high school and that is okay. They said with the reputation Wartburg has it is okay to get a C in a biology class because it is equivalent to getting an A at UNI.
Overall, I think I am going to stick with a Biology major. I am not sure what I want to do when I graduate, but biology is the only major I think I am interested in. The panel of students reassured me and scared me at the same time, but I think it will be worth the hard work and effort.
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