“No matter what culture a people are a part of, one thing is
for certain, it will not change. If it change, it changes for the better.”
Entering a very well-known prestigious school here in Davao
City is a privilege to me as an aspiring student. The Ateneo campus is one of
the best university environments on the Philippines. The school location itself
is a great place. It has clean restrooms, air-conditioned classrooms, wide
parking areas, spacious areas, modern and medium-sized buildings, underground
cafeteria, and most of all it is a safe place. In other words, you will really
feel the “real” college life here.
Tensions and excitements overflow within me as I face the different
levels of learning from kinder to college. I admit that it’s not easy to adjust
at first and I encounter many changes. I experienced the same as other freshmens
the so called culture shock in terms of my social life and academic
performances. Social life because I’m afraid that “’I’ll be some sort of an “outcast”
- the feeling you feel when you don’t belong. In my highschool days, I got a
lot of time hanging out with my friends and family. Compare now, I evenly don’t
have enough time to sleep. Not because I’m going out of somewhere but because
every subjects has their oral recitations and quizzes so study is a must. I
have new classmates from different classes and courses. A lot of them. So I
really need to socialize. Easy for others as what they say but for me, not
really. Academic performance because “you have to compete in order to survive”,
according to my history teacher. My study habits in highschool is officially
not working here in college so I need to change. I need to manage time also
because everyday we have an assignments,
quizzes or tests in different subjects. Im afraid. Afraid in a fact that I
wouldn’t reach the passing QPI of the university. I need to balance everything and
know my priorities, both academic and co-curricular activities.
Ateneo is indeed again a great and in-demand school. As time
goes by, I enjoy here. It’s never too late to change. There are more rooms for
mistakes, but let us take that as an example.
Time is everything. Sooner or later, we will be able to cope with our
imperfections and start to adapt the culture on how to be an Atenean.
Ateneo gives the high-quality education for those students
who are lucky enough to study in this school. Not everyone are blessed to study
here, so be proud. They wanted the students to release their outermost best
they can be. Ateneo taught me to aim high and more! It is not about being so
dumb ans stress day by day but helping us to face and widely embrace the
changes. Take note: You only feel the hardships because you give your focus and
attention in that situation. If that’s the
case, Ateneo wants us to feel what is really hard and pressed us so that someday
we will be prepared. This is the Ateneo Culture.
References:
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