College, so far, has opened my eyes to how great it can actually be. When I first started at here at SCCC/ATS, I thought that the classes were going to be super tough and the teachers were going to crack down hard. However, everybody I’ve met at SCCC/ATS is as easy going as my own mom. Some of my friends have postponed homework until the night before, because they think they have time for it in the end. I often wonder how much nervous and stressful pressure they can handle. As for me, since I do not cope with stress nearly as well as they do, I prefer to get my school work done as soon as possible and maybe do some in advance. Interestingly enough, grades are an important part of all our lives. Some would call college the “big load”, and others would call it an “easy A.” It’s a learning experience over what we can and cannot handle along with being responsible. Students have a job to do, not just a regular work job, but one that their future relies on the choices they make. As freshmen grow, they will most likely decide what is right or wrong and how far they will push themselves to fulfill their dreams on whatever they want to become. The sad and sometimes stressful part is that we, as students, don’t have much personal time as we used to. Of course the little kid days are over, but sometimes I wish I had maybe just another few hours to workout, run, or, to put it plainly, hang out with friends. Some of us are close to family and friends for support, while other students from different countries attend SCCC/ATS and start college pretty much on their own. They are here to get a good career start in sports, and they are really good at what they do. Student-athletes also have to maintain their grades to keep doing what they love. Grades and keeping on top of schoolwork are two things on top of several that need to catch students’ attention when talking about going to SCCC/ATS.