This Period of Time

More than a month into the new semester

It’s been over a month since the start of the new semester. As a third-year student, I’m extremely familiar with university life, and the days are passing by quickly. This semester is packed with things to do, but it seems like I haven’t made much progress yet.

Next week, I’ll be defending my national innovation project. To secure this project, I must prepare thoroughly for the defense. However, I’m still confident because this project is my own idea, and I have a clear concept of every detail in my mind. I’ve also grasped the relevant theories, so it all comes down to my performance on the day of the defense. I need to give a perfect presentation, as the 20,000 yuan funding is crucial for my project. This project will be the largest-scale one I’ll undertake during my university years, and I hope to make it a success, bringing my university life to a perfect close.

Recently, my junior schoolmates will be joining me in working on the project. As their senior, I must guide them well, although I don’t have much experience to share. Even if I don’t have much to offer, I at least want to pass on my enthusiasm for the project and learning to them. However, I still haven’t figured out a suitable approach to lead them, as I’m used to working alone, and leading a team is a new challenge for me.

Last week, I signed up for the GRE. Preparing for the GRE can be a lonely process, often requiring me to memorize English vocabulary alone in front of my computer late at night. While it’s not difficult to do this for a day or two, it’s hard to keep it up every day. I tend to give up easily, so perhaps preparing for the GRE will be my best opportunity to correct this flaw.

Lately, I’ve allocated too little time for reading. Magazines and borrowed books are piling up on my bed, so I must reduce my internet usage and read more. In my opinion, the most important thing about university life is reading. You need to read books to learn professional knowledge, to acquire extracurricular knowledge, and to stay informed about current events. To me, the most valuable thing that university provides is the library card, which allows me to borrow 10 books at a time, far exceeding the quantity and variety of books available at external libraries. If I don’t read more during this period, I’ll have less time to read when I start working and enter society, and I’ll have to spend a lot of money buying books.

Actually, when you calculate it, the time available each day is limited. In these few hours, I need to study my major, work on projects, learn English, exercise, rest, and read… It’s impossible to do all of these things without a good schedule.

In fact, every successful person is repeating this process day in and day out. What’s important is who can persist and endure the loneliness…

Everything is changing, and although it feels like my freshman year was just yesterday, when I think about it carefully, I realize that I’m completely different from who I was back then.

So, what will I be like when I graduate in my fourth year?