How did you feel about starting college in the spring semester?

Hello, Emily B. I started college in the Spring semester. I was over-eager, yes. I moved 3,000 miles away from my birth town to go to college. That large of a move threw the timing off. So I started in the Spring. Before I started school, I had to situate myself with a place to live , obtain employment, get my driver's license and buy a car. I couldn't wait to start in the Spring, though. College had been such a long term goal of mine and it seemed like I was so close yet so far from it. Soon enough, the time came and I was more than ready. The good thing was, that since I took my time, I had a place to live, a job and a car.

I dealt with the delay by exploring and discovering my new town and going to a lot of entertainment, parties, socializing, etc. It took me a while to get used to the new town because it was so different from where I grew up but once I got to college, it got better. I kept busy and, soon enough, Spring semester came and I was so glad.

Feeling anxious to start indicates that it is something you want very badly and that's a good thing. Starting in the Spring was not bad, however. Once I got there, it was a wonderful experience and everything fell into place. I took one course during that summer semester because I couldn't bear having the summer off when I started late to begin with. Everything worked out very well, though.

Best wishes in your future endeavors.

It sounds like that you might want to look a other options, as you are already feeling left behind. What is suitable for someone else might not be suitable for you. You really need to look at your own interests which are not related to others. Perhaps a good way to go at this point is to enroll in your local community college, so that you can begin now on a track that will allow you to develop your own abilities and interests. It really does not matter where you go to school. The most important things are that you work as hard as you can to get the best grades and do active personal networking to allow you to become involved with people who share your career interests, as that will be your best route to fulfilling your education/career journey successfully.

Go to the admissions office of your local community college and talk about your career interests and arrange to take interest and aptitude testing and talk to graduates of that school in your area of interest to get an idea of what they were able to do with their education at that school.

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .