Pre-Summer Reflection

So as I near the end if my freshman year I am in a funk. The estatic eagerness that filled me with dreams and aspirations first term has been greatly shaken by the strong hand of reality. Second term was REAL. I am looking to drop my GPA a considerable amount due to my sub-par performance during the last half if my freshman year.

Don't get me wrong, life is good, door continue to open, and I am running into various opportunities left and right. I have held beneficial leadership positions, and have learned a lot more from school and life in general over these last 4 months...I just wish my GPA wasn't going to be hurt. 

I had to drop studying abroad in China due to the cost of it, and I am not doing research with EXCEL's SRI program. However, there is a silver lining in all of this. My GPA first of all is still pretty solid for a freshman engineer. Along with that I will be taking 18 credits worth of credit this summer, the majority going towards my Architecture Degree. I hope that those that count as electives for my Civil Engineerjng degree can help pull my GPA up as well. Along with this, I may be able to land a couple internships/job opportunities this summer. This along with a potential Fall CO-OP has manged to lift my spirits a bit.

All in all, my focus now shifts to actively preparing for my finals, doing well on them, and preparing to succeed this summer. The grind won't stop!

C.K. Ukaga