Sunday, October 30, 2011

BEING A METU STUDENT

As everyone knows, it is very difficult to adapt to university life. It has some difficulties besides its easiness. Missing family so much, trying to adapt a new life, living alone and taking all of the responsibilities are negative aspects of university life while there are positive aspects such as facilities of university, making new friendships and campus life. But METU is a privilige for students. Firstly, before i came to METU, i had had some prejudices about it. If i could succeed, adapt, live alone and so on. I thought that exams and lessons would be difficult and i wouldn't be able to cope with them. Because it is different from the college. But I gave up these prejudices a bit. I hope i will lose all of them. Secondly, adjusting Ankara took time for me. Since my hometown's environment and climate are different from it and there isn't sea here, I missed my hometown very much. Being away from family is another disadvantage. I had difficulty in leaving from family and i didn't want to come. I really felt myself homesick and i blamed people around me. But as i met new friends and took lessons i get accustomed. Thirdly, i have some new friends now but it takes time to rely on them and communicate with them. University life also requires living alone and taking responsibilities. Cooking, paying bills, managing time and managing money are obliged factors that we are responsible for. These are hardness of university life. But also there are entertainments that should be lived. METU has an immense campus and offers a lot of activities. There is shopping centre, banks, services and restaurants. When there is nothing to do in dormitory, there are a lot of things in campus. While making new friendships may be disadvantage, it is also advantage for feeling homesick. You can do some activities with your friends and suppress your bad feeling of missing your family. Finally, METU provides its students to attend lots of clubs such as swimming, dance, theatre, folks etc. Also METU concludes an immense library and a range variety of books. METU holds international olympics and several celebrities of world. In conclusion, being a METU student can be difficult sometimes but it has a lot of good aspects. Hopefully, university life will be fine for all of us.

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