Going off to college is, no doubt, a scary thing. I was nervous about the school work being much harder than high school. And yes, the school work is harder just like your junior year was harder than your sophomore year of high school. But the other thing to keep in mind is that you’ll only being taking three to four classes a day, leaving you with lots of free time. The biggest challenge that I encountered was learning how to manage my time wisely. Since I’m now living on my own (no Mom or Dad telling me to do my work—love you guys) it’s easy to procrastinate. A little hint to all: keep up with your reading! This is something I’ve learned after doing almost two years of this “college thing.” I tend to procrastinate when I have work to do that I don’t enjoy. I don’t like Math. I have never liked Math and probably will never like Math. I always seem to struggle with my mathematics courses. The marketing major here requires everyone to take what they call business mathematics and statistics. Currently, I’m taking the business mathematics course which is mostly comprised of calculus. The summer before I started school at PC, I took a placement test and they suggested that I take this course based on how I scored. Now like a said before, I do not like Math but there are plenty of services that PC provides to help me succeed. The Office of Academic Services (better known as OAS on campus) runs multiple programs that you can attend for free. The programs range from tutors covering most subjects, to seminars that help you to become a speed reader or even teach you how to better manage your time. I have used their tutoring service multiple times and it is not intimidating because the tutors are all current students at PC. I have a tutor for my math class now but I have also used their writing center. All you have to do is walk down to the basement of the library and someone will read your paper and give you feedback. We had a math quiz today and I walked out of class feeling confident that I did a good job. My tutor, Kaitlyn, definitely helped me out!