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St. Louis University Case Study

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Coming to Saint Louis University was not an easy decision to make. Being from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, not many people had heard of SLU, myself included. I discovered SLU by searching “top pre-med programs for undergraduate universities” and SLU popped up several times. With that I decided to apply and within a few weeks I received my acceptance letter with the Dean’s Scholarship. In the early spring my dad and I flew out to St. Louis for the first time in our lives and were thoroughly impressed. We toured the campus the same day and when I stepped on campus for the first time, I was blown away. The campus is the spitting image of what I pictured college to look like. I knew the minute I stepped onto campus that I would be attending SLU in the fall. The only way I …show more content…

I have made sure, and will continue to make sure that I stay organized at all times. This has enabled me to keep on top of my work and I hope it will continue to help me in the future. Also I have been able to budget my time in a very efficient way thus far. I have successfully divided time slots that have allowed me to have enough time to complete each assignment with ease. Unfortunately I have also seen what my weaknesses will be in this first week. I noticed that I could be distracted very easily. It only takes one mention of food, a movie, or to simply go visit a friend from distracting me from studying. Procrastinating was always a problem I had in high school and I hoped I would be able to break that habit in college. I know that I can manage my time well and I do so when I finally decide to start working. It is just that initial step that always seems to be the hardest. I will use the resources that SLU offers such as the student success center and take the tips I learn in this University 101 class in order to get around my roadblocks while also improving what I am already good

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