Dear FLE 133 members
For this reflection, you need to write about the following topic:
Do you feel you are going through an adaptation process from being a high school student to a universiy student at METU? If so, in what ways (e.g., psychologically, socially and academically, etc.)? Do you have any support mechanisms in this process? What kinds of challenges are you having at present? In what ways are satisfied with being a student at METU? To what extent do you think METU seems to have fulfilled your expectations? What does being a student at METU mean to you?
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BEING A METU STUDENT
ReplyDeleteI am a first year student in METU in this year.Of course like every student,especially during my first week I had plenty of psycological,social and academical difficulties.Because I used to think that universitiy would be very different from high school.I thought It would be the most enjoyable part of my life and would be easier than my last year in high school.However,when I first came to my dorm,I thought everything my friends told about university was wrong.I still have to study hard and also I saw that everyone was dealing with their affairs.It wasn’t easy of course to adjust to the rules of university,but in time I began to accept them.During that period especially my high school friend Merve and also my other room mates helped me adjust to college life a lot.They were very kind to me.The other challenge is cooking and washing the laundry.Whereas in high school we generally ate in dinner hall,in this dorm we have to cook our meals by ourselves.When I first came to dorm, I had no idea about cooking actually,but now I am learning something about it,at least.In my opinion,being a dorm student teaches you a lot of thing.For example, you can be prepared for life by means of learning to manage things on your own.Therefore,I have never regreted staying in dorm.Although my first days were very hard,now everything is being put in order.The other thing I want to add is that there are a lot of student groups in METU and you can have difficulty in selecting. It really fulfills my expectations in terms of that. Nevertheless,I’ve found it difficult to adjust to their activities because I have no experience about any activity.Also I am taking Russian courses and I can say that I have no time to get bored in METU.To tell the truth, I have never regreted having chosen METU. Being a METU student means a lot to me such as activities,helpfulness,self confidence,effectively thinking,problem solving,self development… Consequently, in spite of all its difficulties,it is a privilege to be a METU student to me.
For me, this is not the first year at METU. However, like many freshmen I had some problems with the new life style last year. To be honest, the university life did not meet my expectations sufficiently. I was expecting to be completely free and not to have to study as much as I did in high school. In fact, we are supposed to study much more compared to last year. All the instructor give extra things to study in addition to homework. Being away from home and family is another difficulty most freshmen experience. Fortunately, I also stayed in dormitory in high school, so this issue did not concern me lot. Only difference is that there is no food supply here. We are responsible for cooking or ordering our meals, which is one of the most challenging problems. Even if we happen to decide to cook our meals, having to wash the dishes is a handicap for cooking ourselves. In high school we were served three meals per diem and buffet breakfast was awesome. Since I came here I have had breakfast only certain time. It would be better to call it branch or even dinner because there is no biological clock here. It is not certain what time you will go to bed or get up. There is no authority here and you should prepare your own time period. At the beginning of last year, I could not catch even the noon classes. Btw, feeling shy to meet new people and missing old ones is another difficulty. Not everyone can make friends easily and I am one of them. What if my best friends would not be here? Besides its disadvantages, there are also some goo features. Campus life is one of them. Living away from noise, especially at METU, in the middle of nature, is marvelous. When I first came here, I realized it is a right choice to prefer METU. Not only campus life but also academic success is a key role why I wanted to be here. When you first entered the door (A1 or A1) you can feel the difference. I took this way and that has made all the difference :)
ReplyDeleteI m sophomore in METU. Firstly, I wanna mention about the load of our lectures.We already studied so much at high school.As this is not enough, We try to overcome in such a heavy course.Particularly in the first term, like every students,I had academical, social and psychological hardships.To be honest, I wish ı had studied and grade-grubbed less. But this did not happen. I supposed we would have lots of time for outdoor and indoor activities and university would be different from high school like universities in the TV series.But we do not have enough time to participate in communities which include just METU students because of heavy lessons.Instead of joining these activities, most of us would like to rest at their dormitories apart from studying. In that respect,METU does not satisfy me.However, campus life is awesome thing in METU.Lush grass, bushy forrest and historical buildings can be seen at everywhere.They all give me spring time flavor that we almost never know here.Since I am Aegean people,I admire sunny weather and ı hate cloud, rain, dry cold.So the muggy weather in campus makes me depressed.
ReplyDeleteLike most of the young people, I stayed in the family nest before coming here.I was so happy at that time.Because staying at home affects my life positively in terms of economics.While I was living with family,I had fewer expenses.But now I have a very large expenditure.As this is not enough, I do not know how the money is spent sparingly here.
Additionally, since I began to live at dormitories without my parents,sister and my little nephew:(,I have missed them so much.Also, living in dorms has a lot of difficulties.For example, I have to stay in the same room with three people other than myself.I need to plan my sleep and wake time according to their forms of life.However, dorm life is not always a bad influence on me.Because I had no idea about cooking before I began to live alone.Then I discovered that I am good at cooking as housewives:)
Briefly, being a METU student gives us so many opportunities for the rest of our life.Because METU makes students reliable, diligent, explorer, ambitious, forward-looking,considerate and accomplished.Despite some difficulties, being a metu student is a priviledge and a distinguished feature from other university students for me.
BEING A STUDENT IN METU FOR ME ;
ReplyDeleteI am a sophomore student in METU. I also had some adaptation problems last year . I had some regret about proficiency exam, sometimes I think that I should not have taken this exam and studied at prep-school. The reason of it is that our department courses are so difficult and it requires to have some preparation. I really can not understand why we have so overloaded courses. I love other universities’ curriculum more than ours, for example, I do not see any necessity literature course at the first term which we have. At high school, we focused on grammar lesson, so we need to have more listening and writing lesson at the very beginning of the university in order to manage literature lessons. What I want to tell is that our curriculum should be easier than that of we have now. Only with this, maybe I can feel a university student, otherwise we can not see any differences between high school and university.
Another thing I want to mention is our campus life. It is really perfect. We can access most of the thins which we want to have. There are a lot of social activities, sport facilities, student groups etc. For this aspect, I can not see any other university which can be equal with ours. We can make a lot of friends and this makes us to get used to school and see it perfect.
The other point, maybe for most of us it is a problem, is being have to live without family. I also studied high school in dormitory so it did not matter for me very much. On the contrary, METU showed me that I am free and this made me more confident. In here, we have to do our works ourselves without any help most of time. This prepare us to real life.
As a consequent, I love METU very much. I love it’s campus, I love it’s dormitory life, I love it’s student groups, I love it’s spring festival and so on. It can not satisfy me only it’s overloaded courses. Apart from that, I often tell I LOVE MY UNIVERSITY...
BEING A STUDENT AT METU
ReplyDeleteAlmost every high school student dreams about joining a university which is one of the best in their country or even universally accepted. In Turkey; METU is one of them, so there are a lot of people who want to be at METU. We are the ones who manage to be there. Well then, how is it like being a student at METU? If we ask this question to METU students, I think most of them say it is hard, but also cool. It is hard because this university aims to graduate qualified people. They want METU graduaters to be good at their jobs and deserve their aducation. Except this; being a METU student is so good. We have many opportunities here,in campus. For example; METU has many student clubs which are aiming at helping students in their lessons or developing themselves or just providing them some entertaining activities. Besides; we can take many courses in METU with very reasonable prices or even free. These courses can be so expensive for people who are not from METU. But, there are some deficiencies about some specific matters. For example; If we talk about dormitories, I think there are some problems. We are university students, that means we are adults, we need more private space in our rooms. Our dormitory rooms are so small that we cannot even move all together in the room. For our faculty, there is one more issue. Education faculty is looked down on here by students who are from other faculties. In spite of all of these, I think many students are glad to be here.
B)I'm foreign student at metu.when i was in my home country i realy wanted to come turky and to study at metu in a department of language education,also my sister at that time was studing at metu in air space engineering and she really helped me to come to metu .I sturted studying in highschool and going to more classes to learn both english and turkish.In my opinion studying at metu is big apportunity to be success in the future. When i came turkey and staying at campus in metu i begon to learn living alone far from my family,getting more experience,learning new languages and new culture and also i wanted to have more friends from different countries because by this way i would be able to learn about different cultures.At metu i have more basic lessens related to my department because in my home country because of islamic republic country, university lessens are more related to the religion and so that at metu i can get them from lessens.Apart from my department at metu there are lots of activities that i can be a member of them.Always i want to get more things not just related to the department issues for examples going to dancing course or such musical course.At metu lectures also are more experience people and some of them are well known lectures.Metu also is one of the wellknown universities and all departments you have to study hard and then after graduating you are becaming a inteligent person in a social.At the same time im going to learn 3 different languages and really its enjoyable for me.One more interesting thing is meeting or getting friend whith foreing students and different cultures for me.At metu you will never feel alone because almost of students like you are from other countries and also lectures.Of course at metu it doesnt matter where are you from because all students and lectures have close relation together.At metu we can both improve our social and academical life because every day we are meeting whith lots of people in different karakters and different topics.
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ReplyDeleteThis is my first year at METU. After a long study period at high school , I came to METU and I was a bit nervous about being a freshman at university. I’m sure nearly every student must have experienced some problems about adjusting to university life and I think I’m one of them. Firstly, being away from home is really difficult. Before coming to METU, I had even thought about going to another university which is closer to my hometown. I felt very lonely and homesick for the first few weeks. Secondly, since I came here, I have had great difficulty in controlling my life. With the excitement and chaos of this new life I’m always in a hurry. I’m trying to stand on my own feet, care about my expenses, eat rightly, get enough sleep and so on. My wake up and eating schedule are always irregular. I can’t get enough sleep some days and then I feel sleepy all day long. All these things make me feel tired .In addition, my roommates are sometimes very noisy. This is a bit frustrating but I’m trying to be patient. In spite of all these negative aspects, I still like being at METU. Thanks to all the opportunities on campus, we can meet our needs for everything such as shopping, sport facilities, social groups and so forth. Socializing and finding new friends on campus are easier. I always meet with new people, hang out with my friends. So I don’t have time to be lonely. Moreover, there is a big library which offers us a quiet study area and a variety of books. To sum up, being a student at METU means having more responsibilities but also means improving yourself. I’m happy to be a part of this university and I feel more self confident now. I know that METU is one of the most suitable places for us to be ready for the future.
BEING A STUDENT AT METU
ReplyDeleteThis is my first year in METU.When i set off coming to here,i was very happy and excited.I thought that everything would be good as people around me said to me that METU is a good university,it is a privelege to study there,it will be the most beautiful years of my life.But i understood that all the words that were told to me were wrong as i started to spend time here.I have had so many difficulties since i came here in many aspects.First,i had difficulty in understanding the lessons because the lessons are English but all the lessons in highschool were Turkish even English lessons,we were always speaking Turkish.Because LYS was a written exam,we were just doing reading and grammer lessons not listening,writing or speaking lessons,i got used to the system in time.I can understand the lessons but i have no courage to speak in the lessons so i often stay silent,i just listen.Another difficulty in terms of academic is that lessons are more complicated and difficult than highschool so i should study much more.I think it will be very hard to keep up for me because i dont like studying so much.Pyschologically,i collapsed in the first weeks,i felt so lonely,i did not know anywhere,anyone,anything...i was always in dormitory.Sometimes,i go to my aunt.It is being very good to spend time at a home,i feel myself very good when i come back to dormitory.But i feel very depressed and i miss my home so much from time to time.But standing on my own feet brought a lot to me.Now,i feel more confident and fearless.Despite all the difficulties being in METU is good as it allows lots of facilities.There are a wide variety of student groups which can help students socialize.METU hasn't fulfilled my expectations yet,it will be clear when i graduate.Being a METU student means to me studying a lot if you dont study,you cant come anywhere in an academic sense.But it will bring a lot to my personality.When i graduate from METU,i believe i will be the one who is equipped with humanitarian and moral values and the one who is large-minded and innovative.
yes in general a lot of stutendts have adoptation problems after tranforming from high school to university. i am one of them. when i came to metu in addition to adoptation cultural shock and loneliness were my big problems. as turkey metu was foreign to me but now i feel myself as at home. once i said to my friend " i want to go abroad." and she smiled and said " are you joking. you are in turkey." i think that it will be a good example for how i feel now in turkey and at metu.it was hard but i passed through this problems. my family's and mine turkmen, turk, tajik friends' support was great in terms of solving this problems.now i am a metu student, who loves and enjoys her student years. this university will take a huge place in my memory with a colourfull pictures. at the edn my recomondation for new comers: enjoy and decorate your university life with new people.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first year at METU.I had difficulty in adjusting to the university life.While I was in high school,I had to study for YGS and LYS exams so I postponed a lot of things I wanted to do.When I came to METU,I hoped that I actualized all of them but METU changed my goals and presented me more interesting things and I understood one more time I made a good choice.
ReplyDeleteMoreover this is the first time Ihave been apart from family so I have some responsibilities such as laundry,cooking,money.If I was at home,I wouldn't mind any of them as I know my mother and my father solve them for me but they aren't with me and I have to do myself.I don't complain about this situation.It is very beneficial to me because it prepares me for life also I don't feel lonelyMy roommates and my friend who is from Fethiye help me at some points.We are discovering METU and Ankara.
I think METU has the most beautiful campus in Turkey so I feel lucky.METU offers great opportunities from sport to art.There are a lot of groups to attract your attention.METU is so social that there is nowhere in Turkey that school.METU means improving yourself while you're doing a lot of things.
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ReplyDeletethis is my first year at METU.before I came here,I was very hopefull about it.but it is beyond my expectations.at first I had some problems.for example I had no friends and my family was far away from me.so I felt lonely.but now I get accustomed here.and I begin to like it.yes I like here because I have more time to spend for myself.whenever I am bored,I can find anything to do.for example,I go SUNSHİNE with my friends.Thanks to all the opportunities on campus, we can meet our needs for everything such as shopping, sport facilities and so forth. Socializing and finding new friends on campus are easier. I always meet with new people.So I don't feel lonely.and my favourite place on campus here to stis library.there are a lot of books library.and I can go to study.I like the idea of silent part of the library.because I can't study in a noisy place.now being at METU is a great thing for me.
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ReplyDeleteMy brother always said to me "Being a student at university is the best thing in human's life". Yes, he was right now I can see it because being at a university student especially in METU is an unbeliable thing. Student life is so exiting and challanging that I can go anywhere I want to and see different places and also meet different people. However, there difficulties of adaptating in university life. For example, I miss my parents, brothers and friends who are far away from me. In addition, I have to study hard than I did my higt school and share room with a person which I never see. When I came here I cannot eat some meals but fortuneteli I get used to them. The most difficult thing was adaptating to culture.In spite of this, I like so much student life and METU. METU is a beautiful and student can find everything in here. The most important thing is student can get the best knowladge in here. That is why I chose METU and I will never regret because I know METU is the perfect place or university. Also I know METU will fulfill my ezpectation because I find here what I had searched. In short, being a student at METU mean to me being myself. I LOVE MY UNIVERSITY.
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ReplyDeleteI am freshman student at METU. Being a student at Metu is so meaningful. First days of universty almost all student have problems socially ,However,I didnt have. I m so talkative (one of my extreme trait ) open minded , enterprising people and before I begin Metu ,I have already met some students of FLE on facebook . I spent time with my them. We tried to search out Metu’s campus. Everything seemed perfect ,I was independent ,I go Kızılay without permission of my parents. I said myself I m so free . but after school started,finished to gallivant ,I recognized that I was alone at this little dormitory room. I miss my family,my old friend and even my room , my bed so much. The first days ou Metu I bought my ticket for vacation .One day I learnt that I had a Midterm before I came back Metu from my home. I felt so sorry,when I said it my roommates who are Junior or senior student ,They laughed at me and said to me “There are many things you ll learn about METU.” These days, I caviled to cry and After their razz ,I cried at dormitory WC. Fortunately I talked my teacher with my other friends and she delayed midterm date. I have broad shoulders at METU. I have a lot of responsibilities like preparing food myself , staying a place , managing time and money etc.Academically,I think Metu is one of the best universities of Turkey. The education language of METU is English. It is hard for students who arent good at language. METU has the largest library of Turkey in university base. METU has an Olympic-size swimming pool, computer center, There are many laboratories in each department. METU is more satisfactory than I expect. I prefer to go Boğaziçi universty because it is in İstanbul. And I admire to İstanbul. And my first universty preferences are 1.Bogaziçi Universty 2.Istanbul Universty 3.Marmara Universty but later I changed it and choose METU. I m not regret, but being a student in Istanbul always stays within my heart and mind. I believe my METU Diploma ll give me a opportunity to work at my business life in Istanbul. Now, I can say being a student at METU is really perfect , speciality , different.I m lucky to be here.
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ReplyDeleteI am a freshman at METU. It’s my first year. Being a student at METU is a good thing. I am very proud of being here. Because everybody can’t win this university. And METU is the second in foreign language field. METU has a very big area. And some parts of it is a forest.This is great. Because trees clean the air.It is important in terms of health.We are lucky.As many types of sport are available.There are many clubs, music courses, dance courses ect.METU has also a very big library. We can find everything here. We can access the internet from everywhere in METU area. These are good sides of METU.But unfortunately there are also negative sides.One of them is transportation.I stay at my own home.And I enter from the door A1.But rings don’t pass there.Thus I have to walk every day.Ring is a problem not only for me but also for everyone here.Because there isn’t any ring after five o’clock.So after lesson all students have to walk.Or they sometimes hitchhike to go to their destination.Another thing is the language of education.As it is English, adaptation to coursses firstly is difficult.But in time you get used to this.I think, I don’t still get used to exactly.I am afraid of midterms.Because I don’t know how midterms will be.Yet I hope I will pass.However METU has negative sides, I am happy with being here. :)
METU is a very difficult place to get accustomed.It took my 2-3 months.You are far away from your family and friends.When I came here, staying in dormitory was an inordinary thing for me.I hadn't stayed in even my friend's home.I had to stay with different three pople there.I admit that I knew one of them from the high school life but we were not close.In the end of the first week,I actually run away :).I was thinking that I wouldn't be happy there.It was a trouble to eat,sleep...Then I've got accustomed to it.My house is just far 70km from Ankara,but the last week,I realized that I hadn't gone home for three weeks.In addition,it is very beautiful to do whatever I want.I love going out at nights.My father most probably wouldn't let me go.I love springs at METU.It has a very beautiful forest.Trees are so nice especially in those time of the year.You admire them.METU is another world but sometimes I feel as if it didn't have an exit just like a prison.You are in the same environment.The way you walk every day is the same.As academic, the thing I mostly hate is 8.40lessons.In METU, there is an absenteeizm problem as three sessions for every lesson.Since I can't wake up,I miss the lessons.I wish it was enough to pass the exams but it's not enough and you have to get good marks.It's not university life in my dreams and not like that told me.Except for them, there are less lessons here than those in the high school.In the high school,I had lessons for 40 hours,here we have just 20 hours.Furthermore, we have a spare day.It's nice.I love METU people.They don't care about you.There is a lot of tolerance whatever you do,think,wear.Moreover,METU's facilities are amazing.Its social groups,fitness centers,natural environment,buildings(the worst is Education Faculty;but it is our destiny:)).Now, we are individuals.We are on our own.We are responsible for ourselves.We are alone.In this way, being at METU is nice.I'm glad to be here.
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ReplyDeleteI am not a first year student, but a sophomore student at metu. Hovewer, I can mention some problems I have encountered in METU and some changes in my life since the beginning of my student life at METU. Firstly, I have to say that METU is a perfect school I love being on METU campus. Last year I encountered some probemlems with adaptation issues like lessons, friends etc. I know that atmosphere of our school is gorgeous, but it does not mean that every student feel right from the first day to the graduation. Of course I had some problems at the beginning of my student life at METU although I knew its excellence. As for the problems, first and most important one was about lessons. Being a new student at somewhere ( not only at METU ) is diffucult for a person, we studied at high school for four years and we acquired some habits. When it comes to university lessons they are much more different from the previous ones. I suffered most from the complexity of our curriculum, it was much more different from high school curriculum. I had diffuculty finding the right classes, then I solved this problem by getting used to our departmant and classes. Another problem was about the new friends and friendships; at the beginnig of our school we hung out with a group which had 15 student from the same department. I couldn't cognize how to behave I mean, I could't know whether I should be with a few friends or not. This was a big problem for a new student, but now I feel good with my close friends and they are less than five people. Also I could realize the blessing of Metu in terms of friendship by joining the student groups at campus. On the other hand Metu is a diffucult school, we already know that but I think it is worth to being student at METU. For example, sometimes I feel getting stressed while doing homeworks and at these times I think that I can not get used to METU. But, it comes to the life at campus and to the student groups we spend great times together I feel perfect being student at METU. So, I can say that all diffuculties worth it. There is another problem for most of the students encounters but not me: staying away from home, but this was not a challenge for me because I was a student at boarding school and dormitories of METU are more comfortable than the one of my high school. Facilities of METU makes it easy to get rid of adaptation process such as internet facility. Also, almost everyday there is an activity at KKM and they are good for us, another thing is the theater shows of students of METU. Whenever I feel bad I look up the site of METU and I can find some activitie like that. All these things are facilitator for me thanks to the atmosphere of METU. Except from the diffucilties of being student at METU I want to talk about the differences of being student at METU: there is something that we do not find anywhere else. In the simplest term, the spring fest of METU is definetely different from any other school because of its perfect atmosphere. It is both diffucult and beautiful, like most of the students I know this fact and I accept the all hardship. I think these two opposite poles are special to METU. In conclusion, I like being student at METU and I want to carry on my studies at METU.
When I saw result of LYS exam,I couldn't believe my eyes.Because I guessed that I would won Istanbul or Marmara university.But I won the METU that one of the best university in Turkey.I'm very proud of being here.Before I had come METU,I was so excited and hapy.After caming here,I understood that university life is more difficult and different than highschool.
ReplyDeleteAbout one month in metu was so hard that I even thougt to drop out and go back my home.Because I felt so lonely,there was nobody talking with me.I didn't know what to do in this big campus.I missed my family,best friends and my comfortable home.And for the first time I have stayed in dormitory away from my family like many students.Dormlife is really hard because you have to live with somebody that you know nothing about her.Also my roommates don't speak with each other.Each one is busy with her.And anymore my mother isn't with me.I have to wash my clothes and cook sometimes.But day by day I got used to live in metu.Now,I've friends I don't feel lonely much.We have really good times in metu.
University is different than highschool.Anymore we are not child.Our teachers see us as adult and we have more responsibilities.In the begining classes wasn't so hard but bit by bit they started to be more hard.And soon our midterms will start but we don't know how we'll study and what will be asked.
METU have a big and beatiful campus that I think there isn't any other campus like ours.In campus,there are shopping center,cafes,market,bookstore,banks.There is a cafeteria in which meals are delicious,cheap and healthy.And there is such a big library that I 've never seen like it.In there,we can find which book we want.There are tennis courts,spor centers and swimming pool.Also in metu,there are many social groups and clubs that we can join and improve ourselves.Transportation is done with ring that is free bus.Rings are relly good for us especially in winter and rainy days because dormitories are far away from our department.
Being a student in METU is the key opening the door to a better future.We have a change to join double or minor programs.I believe that I'll have special memories in metu.I love metu and I'm lucky to be here as a student.
METU HAS DIFFICULTIES BUT IT ALSO DEVELOPS STUDENTS
ReplyDeleteThis is my first year at METU.When somebody asks me which university I am, proudly I say I am at METU.Yes, to say this is very good, but being at metu is not an easy thing, in contrast it is very difficult.Both being a student at another university and being a student at METU have difficulties.There are new friends and a new environment in both of them.But being a student at metu has additional difficulties.For example we must study harder.Before I came to university,I had thought that the university is very easy.I said that I had to study now but when I went to university,I would not study,I would not go to university everyday.I would become untroubled.But nothing happened so.In contrast everything became more difficult.Now I must study harder.I must attend all of my lessons.And when I was at high school,I did not have a trouble to pass the class,but now I have such a trouble and I am worrying about it.This effects my pyschology.I asked my old friends being at other universities about their universities and they said to me that the university is easy and they do not have trouble to pass the class.And then I understood being a student at METU is more difficult.Consequently,I have challenges such as adjustment to university and new friends,passing the class and being successful at METU.
In addition these difficulties of METU,certainly METU also has advatages.Firstly, METU has a lot of activities which develops you and your skills.Secondly, after you finish the university despite of its difficulties,you will notice that you improve very much and these difficulties teach you a lot of things.Finally when you search for a job you will see difference between saying I graduated from METU and I graduated from another university.
Consequently,when somebody says METU,I remember success,development and difficulty.
As a first year student here,though it has been while,i dont know much enough about METU.But first of all i must say that i am so happy to be here.I love my department,my teachers,my dormitory,my new friends and the campus.I like it when i wake up,feel the oxygen in my lungs and see the beauty of nature.It makes me happy and healthy which i think is the most important thing to start a new day.Everything is easier in METU.You dont have to walk too much and spend too much time to do anything you need.We have shops,restaurants,banks and etc in METU campus which are basicly what a student would need.But like all of us,i am getting trough tough times sometimes.Especially when i first came here,i had problem with ring buses and buses.I didnt know about Ankara and it was really hard for me to go somewhere which i dont know.But day by day i am getting used to it.Because of my characteristics and because i dont have any siblings, i can not make friends easily actually.But here i have learned how to be friend with others and how to get along together.It is my first time to stay with someone for such a long time who i totally dont know about.It was frightining to me first but after a while it was not at all.Contrary to what i actually thought it was so fun.These are the things that i suffered from adjusting to college life.But as a METU student, i dont think i am suffering a lot from being in this university.We have an amazing campus.I am studying in a well-known university which will help me a lot after graduating and i am so happy about it.
ReplyDeleteEvery freshman experiences adapdation problems in their universty lives. As a freshman, I also experienced some problems. As socially, I have to adjust new environment and new friends. As ademically, university life is challenging. I have to study regularly. I need to read more. Exams are more frightening. When I were a high school student, it was easy for me to skip classes. But now when I want to skip classes, I feel guilty. As psychologically, I am away from my family so sometimes I feel lonely. Relying on somebody else is too hard for me.nevertheless I can go to my home whenever I want. My family help me a lot. They courage me to go on. When I see that my friends have some problems like me, I feel more relaxed. Sharing my thoughts with my friends is also another way to relax for me. At present, I think that time management is the biggest challenge that I face. Time of my classes are not regular like high school. One day I have six lesson but one day I have no lesson. Because of this, I can’t arrange my time. Also exams are approaching and I don’t know how to study. I am really nervous at now. In spite of these problems I am happy with my situation. If I were in another university, I would probably encounter same difficulties; but I wouldn’t have so good teachers and I couldn’t improve myself. In METU, I have more opportunity. I can join student groups and some social activities. As long as I have time and energy, I can enjoy my life in METU. I know when I finish university, I will say that I spent good time, I improved myself and I am ready to life. I look forward to that day.
ReplyDeleteFor most high school students;going to a good university,especially like metu,is very important.To be university student was my biggest dream.I and my friends were thinking that there are no homework or lots of exams in university.but I perfectly understood that we were wrong about homeworks and exaamsIt is not the only difference between university life and my dreams.I have some problems adjusting METU atmosphere.These problems affect me psychologically,academically and socially.As I have to live on my own;I cant get any support from anyone at first.But my class friends and teachers help me in this adjusting process.To be a METU student provides not only responsibilities but also advantages.To be honest,I didnt like METU at first;because ıt is different from my hometown and my highschool atmosphere.Actually,it doesn’t mean that METU is a bad university.I think METU is best university in TURKEY in terms of foreign language education.There are great quantity of possibilities for studentsin terms of sports,enjoyments etc…It seems that METU can fulfill my expectations about education,academically.I only need some time for adjusting..
ReplyDeleteMY FIRST MONTH IN METU
ReplyDeleteI think the first month in the university is an adaptation process for everybody. Getting used to the campus, classmates ,lessons etc. are involved in this process. When I came to METU for the registration, I didn't like it at all and I thought I would never be able to get accustomed to it. As there weren't as many students as nowadays, it looked like a village.But day by day I started to know METU campus. I roamed every part of the campus with a map in my hand. Now I can even give descriptions of the routes on campus to the people.During my first days I had difficulty in talking to anyone. So I felt lonely and didn't want to go anywhere.But now I know and like everybody in my class. We can talk to each other and laugh together. Yes,I can say that I am used to METU but I can't deny my friend Müge and my family's support.I'm lucky to be in the same class and dormitary room with Müge who was my classmate in the high school too.She is always next to me when I am sad or in confusion and my parents call me everyday to ask if everything is okay. Now for me the most difficult part of the university is the lessons. In the beginning they were easy but now every one of them is getting more and more difficult to cope with. I am writing essays, reading books with small letters, studying grammer and memorizing words. It's very different from high school. Another challenge I face mostly is the time of the lessons. Most of my lessons start at 8.40. I am staying at the dormitary.I get on the rings.I wake up at 7 but I can't understand why I am always late to the lessons. I have to solve this problem. .In this one month I realised that METU offers a lot of opportunities to the students.For example, I am a member of METU Without Barriers and Couple Dances Club. In METU Without Barriers Club, I am learning sign language which is very useful. These clubs are very important for me because they help me meet different people and improve myself. Another good thing is that everything we need is on the campus and we can access to them easily.In this way METU fulfils my expectations. I can say that being a student in METU is an honour.Because once you come here you are not only a student of METU, but also a member of METU family.
BEING A STUDENT AT METU
ReplyDeleteI was graduated from Zonguldak Anatolian Teachers High School. Normally, high school students in metropolitan feel the difference when starting to go to university. But, in small cities, like Zonguldak, students, like me, feel a great amount of difference. Because, living standards as well as high level education become quite unfamiliar to them. So the first year, especially the first term is called as adaptation process. Every student has this process: some of them orientates easily while other part of them has difficulty in adapting.
At first, students prefer other cities. Because at those ages people love freedom and living apart from their own town or their parents affect them. Although I stayed in dormitory in high school and got used to live apart from my family, I couldn’t see the challenges of living alone.
High school is quite different from university. The responsibilities are bigger. You are on your own all the time and your safety is in your hands. So it can be said like that: university is a place which you learn about real life in. Thus, METU is the right university for me. It is located in neither a crowded and complicated city like İstanbul nor a city which has less facility than it. Besides its educational quality, METU’s social activities help me to adjust and made it easy to spend my years in METU.