I’m just gonna be blatantly honest here and say that I can’t recall a time when I’ve actuallyy studied really hard. I’m sort of a sloth and need my sleep, so I try to finish all my work before 10:30 PM. If I’m not done, BALLS. I just do it during the day or study in the car. I know that sounds horrible and all, and I wish I could say that I work hard like my other companeros, but I really can’t.
In general, I hate the feeling of being reallyy unprepared and nervous about what’s on the test. As a result, I obsess over little minutia and sometimes miss the big picture altogether. But anyways, I always study waywayway in advance. I don’t like studying hard all at once, and prefer to study a little bit everyday over a long period of time. Thus, I can say that I’ve studied a lott, but not hardd…but even that habit kinda died before IB testing came around. =/
The first time I visited Berkeley, I was 5 years old. The immediate impression that the campus gave me was that it was dirty, smelly, and full of homeless people and extreme liberals. Needless to say, it was one of the last places I could ever imagine myself attending. As I looked around at the flea-carrying, dirty-beard-wielding, cart-pushing population around the campus, I could not wait to leave. I was mortified at the thought that people actually attended and desperately wanted to attend such an institution.
Well, I was half right. Yes, the campus is a little messy. And yes, there are a few hobos here and there. BUT, after visiting the place again (though I was forcibly brought there to pick up my cousin from summer camp) when I was 16, I realized that the place I was once terrified of was not actually that bad. The doom and gloom that surrounded my thoughts of possibly attending this school immediately evaporated. I saw the beautiful sides of the school - the ones that included its amazing academic programs, the ah-dorably chic eateries along Bancroft, the monstrous Life and Sciences Building, and the amazing views atop the hill. After that moment, I fell in lovee with the college. And I’m happy to say that I’ll be going there in the Spring :). Go bears! <3