Floating Through Change
Ever since joining the Loyola University of Maryland community, I have undergone plenty of adjustment and change to overwhelm me. As a third year transfer, I feel like I am on a raft lost at sea just trying to find the land in the distance. Trying not to drown in the change, but try to embrace the beauty of the rough waves surrounding me. Life at Loyola is far more different than what it used to be for me. My experiences thus far haven't been smooth sailing. I have truly been humbled. Coming from a school previously with a lighter education, I have completely altered my way of thinking. With what used to be a light skim to get the gist of a reading has now turned to rereading the passage 5 times to ensure that I fully understand every single detail. A lack for educational standards has been elevated to the fullest. I take my education extremely serious now. Previously breezing by and attaining A's in a snap of a finger, I learn that true educators take their time and care to...