At this point, the most important part of Chapel Hill to me (and especially my parents) is my education here. I still haven't begun to tap the resources available to me, but I already see that the school is trying to do all it can for me to get through while letting me obtain the education I desire. I really like my classes. On Ocracoke, I didn't even get to really choose my electives because there had to be enough people in that class. Mostly everyone in the grade had to agree to take the same elective. I've been getting some of the best sleep of my life while I've been here. None of my classes are before 11:00, and that only occurs on Wednesday and Friday. Otherwise, I'm waking up at 11:00, hitting the excellent exercise facilities, getting lunch, and then going to class at 12:30. In addition, I was allowed to pick the classes of my choosing. These classes are interesting, challenging, and have good professors. This kind of thing makes school less of a dreaded task, and more of an intriguing educational experience. Furthermore, lazy classmates are not holding me back and I'm studying something that I want to learn in. Studying in my dorm room isn't a problem yet, but if I did have issues with that, I could go to the SASB or Undergraduate Library. Having everything on blackboard helps too for studying on my own time and not having to write down every assignment.
to be continued...
