People around the world make New Year’s resolutions to improve themselves in one way or another. Gyms are often flooded with hopeful individuals wishing to lose those extra holiday pounds. Trips are booked by adventurous people aspiring to explore places they’ve never been before. At the U, many students are taking a look at the mistakes they’ve made in past semesters with a goal to perform more efficiently and effectively in Spring 2015.
Jerica Robinson, a junior in human development, said the new year is an opportunity to start over.
“We can hit the reset button in areas we messed up before and make a promise to ourselves to be better,” Robinson said. “I make resolutions every year, and sometimes they fall through, but the ones that stick usually help me in one way or another.”
Many students mentioned their new semester resolution was to get to class on time. Other students resolve to get out of bed the first time their alarm goes off. Several seniors mentioned they want to finish their last undergraduate semester on a good note and not let “senioritis” take them hostage. Others hope they can keep up with class readings and projects and not find themselves cramming in the study cubicles of the Marriott Library the night before the due date.
However, resolutions are as famous for being broken as they are for being made. It seems within the first few weeks after New Year’s Day, people tend to fall back into old habits, and procrastination sneaks its way back in.
Lindsai Schwendimen, a senior in English literature, said her hope for the new academic semester is to stay focused and keep up with her workload.
“Resolutions are fine,” Schwendimen said, “but it is up to the individual to make those resolutions work. Writing a resolution on a piece of paper is a good start, but the next step is to follow through.”
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