Like most of the English Language Teaching Department students,apart from those who wanted to attend the Basic English Department,it´s my first year at METU.To be honest,i never thought i would be a student of any Teaching Department.I had other plans.But things have changed and now i´m here.I´m proud of being a student of such a prestigious university and i have no regrets.Nevertheless my being satisfied with where i am and what i am studying doesn´t nessesarily mean i hadn´t got any troubles at the very beginning.I had to get accustomed to Ankara,as it was a completely new city to me.I also had to get used to METU´s enormous campus.It´s hugeness caused a series of problems by means of access,including the Ring Services.There were such times at the beginning of the term,when we just took the wrong Ring and had to walk two or three times as much as our before-Ring-taking distance :) Or this situation simply ended up in our hiring a taxi :)Of course there are still a lot of places in METU we haven´t been to,but i think this strange adaptation process is almost over now.Good times :)Separation from friends and family is also a big hassle.And especially if this is the first time,i mean if you were never separated from your family in highschool etc., than it has its additional difficulties,too.The best way to deal with this problems is to take yourself time and try to make new friends.Just focus on the future,not the past :)Actually,i was expecting more formalities in terms of education and less warm relationships during the classes.But i was wrong.Both my teachers and my classmates are caring and friendly and this is what i most like about METU.I mean the sincerity.Aside from this,the campus is great.It provides you with a lot of facilities.You can easily have-along with your homework,lessons and educational success-a considerably good social life,too.A lot of organisations are held and there are a number of clubs which you can join (e.g.badminton etc :) ).You are always free to express yourself and your teachers encourage you to do so.That´s why,although it has some difficulties and i´m going through some problematic times,METU´s pros overweight its cons.I´m glad and proud of being here :)
Özlem Önal
Your first year in METU must be too difficult for you as you weren't a boarding school student in high school.Your feeling sad as a result of being seperated from your family is an ordinary situation.I think you will handle it soon because you have sincere friends like us(concluded from your paragraph,not from my own ideas) :) .When these difficult times have passed,you will look back on what you have done, and will just smile.Your process will be much easier if you join an activity.As you told,there are a lot of activities in METU,but i couldn't understand why you mentioned especially badminton while exampling these(!) :) Also,it would be better if you hadn't write it in only one paragraph.It looks so confusing.Apart from this,your writing is good.I congratulate you! :D :D
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