The Talk That Changed Everything

It’s rare that one talk with a professor can have so much influence on a student. The truth of the matter is that my first talk with Professor Nichols did affect me more than any other talk I’ve ever had with a professor. Some people get used to the transition from high school to college very easily, but sadly I am not one of those people. The first week and a half leading up to arts fest were not easy for me. I wasn’t managing my time well and I wasn’t putting the effort into my work that I should have been. Then I got a message from Professor Nichols to meet her in her office one morning. I was pretty nervous at first because I didn’t know what to expect from my first college office hours with an actual professor. I went in and we started talking about my not so good grade I got on our first exam. I told her about how I didn’t read thoroughly enough and didn’t study the right material and she showed me ways that I should be studying for the exams. This got me to open up a little about my concerns about college. We went through the entire syllabus and she marked down when everything is due and when I should start working on each thing. It was such a small gesture that she did, but the fact that she took the time to go over everything with me and really care about how I manage my time, really made a big impact on me. We talked for a while about all the stuff I could do this summer session to really make it easier for me both inside and outside of the classroom. Since then college has just seemed easier. I’m managing my time a lot better, I’ve been doing very well on assignments and projects, and I got a 96% on my next exam. I really credit a lot of my recent success to the amazing talk I had with Professor Nichols and I really hope that all professors throughout college are as easy and fun to talk to as her.