[nabs-l] college! Aah! freaking out

Thu Aug 6 20:16:09 UTC 2015

Hey, people. Thanks for the advice. I talked to my Disability Service
office and stuff already. The bookstore is supposedly ordering my
ebook versions of the texts for this semester already. Oh, guys, and I
forgot to mention (you know after my little meltdown episode, which
btw: I found absolutely no chocolate:(), I'm going to my community
college near my house, so yes, I will be commuting. Yes, people, I
know, I know, community college? Really? But I applaud everyone who
actually had the courage and the finances to head across state,
because univeristy expenses are no joke. But anyway, I did not come
here to offend anyone and sorry if I did, but I just wanted to say
thank you for the advice. I haven't gotten to all of your kind notes,
only a couple. Mary (hope I got that right), you are hilarious,
unfortunately I had no sweet treat to calm my nerves.:) And to the
person from ASU, you rock. All of you rock, actually, for taking the
time and typing energy out to help me. So, thanks.:) Lol

Kayla

On 8/6/15, Bryan Duarte via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Kayla,
>
> I don't know how there is any truth left to mention after Mary's post but
> here is another angle for you to consider.
>
> When you are nervous about starting something new, this is the fuel you need
> to let that fire burn inside you. We are all a little nervous or scared to
> begin something new especially when we have already been told point blank
> the odds are stacked against us before we ever step foot on job or campus. I
> will echo what Mary and others have already said because they said it so
> much better than I could, and that is be nervous, be a little scared of the
> unknown,but also be confident in yourself. Here are a few tips for you
> getting started.
> • Contact your disability services advisor and schedule a meeting in person
> as soon as possible. In this meeting you need to lay out everything you can
> think of that you may need to be successful. Some examples of this are a
> computer with a screen reader or zoom text software, talking calculator,
> note taker, extended time for exams, assistance getting acclimated with your
> campus and classrooms, etc. If you do not ask chances are they will not
> either then you end up struggling half way through the semester. In short be
> your best advocate.
> • As Ashley mentioned use a calendar for everything!!!! Everyone who knows
> me knows that my phone is always vibrating with appointments or classes.
> When I get my semester schedule I put them all in my iPhone calendar right
> away so I know where my obligations are first then I can schedule other
> meetings or events around that. Some examples here are; advising meetings,
> club meetings, school events i.e. football games, meeting for lunch with a
> friend, or even when to study. It sounds funny but set alarms for every one
> of these because you will see how easy it is to miss something because there
> was no alarm to remind you.
> • Meet your professors! I will say it again, meet your professors personally
> and almost annoyingly. Every semester before classes begin I email my
> professors to let them know who I am and what I might need from them this
> upcoming semester. If I know the class will be project based I ask them to
> explain to me the requirements of the project so I can come up with my own
> project which will meet the course competencies yet allow me to do it a
> different way. Especially in Software Engineering where everyone wants to
> develop video games or mobile applications it is very difficult to find a
> class where the project is to do just that. If you meet your professors a
> head of time and let them know who you are they will be much more
> understanding when you come to them during their office hours to ask a
> question before an exam or assignment.
> • Finally I want to encourage you to always make time for studies. Again I
> feel like I am repeating everything Mary and others said here but you will
> have a great time in college. You will attend football games where the ASU
> Sun Devils beat your team like 60 to 10 or something, meet friends, join
> clubs, find a work study position, and I am not sure what Mary is talking
> about sleepless nights, or parties I have never seen that at Arizona State,
> but I guess that does happen as well. If you make time for studies you will
> be fine I promise. Fun is 90 percent why we go there in the first place. It
> is the most expensive cover charge to a fun event you will ever pay and
> continue to pay for 4 years or more!!!
>
> Here is a quote I love from Thomas Edison:
> "I have not failed I only found 10,000 ways that wont work"
>
> You will never fail if you try, you will only fail if you do not try or if
> you give up! Good luck Kayla and I want to see you on the stage during a
> national convention receiving a national scholarship some day soon!!!
>
> Go Devils!
>
> Bryan Duarte
> ASU Software Engineering
> QwikEyes CEO
>
>> On Aug 5, 2015, at 10:23 PM, Mary Fernandez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Kayla!
>> First, take a deep breath. And grab a bar or truffle of your preferred
>> chocolate before continuing. If there is no chocolate, ice-cream will
>> do in a pinch. If you are really running low on options, jam and
>> toast?
>> Anyway, everyone has a bit of a breakdown before heading to college. I
>> did. I mean, you have to live on your own, you have to do your own
>> laundry for crying out loud! You have to feed yourself. You have to
>> get up and ready and show up to class, all on your own. You have three
>> tests in the semester and that's what your grades are based on. OH
>> yeah, and then there is the socializing, and finding your people. And
>> have I mentioned the academics?
>> So, yes, college is very different than high school. But think about
>> it this way. I am not sure if you are going out of state, and moving
>> into campus, or whether you are commuting. But college gives you an
>> opportunity to expand your mind and way of thinking in a way that you
>> have not yet experienced. Yes, there are those exams, but honestly,
>> professors teach because they actually love teaching. And professors
>> like few things more than having a student come to them with
>> questions. They actually want you to succeed.
>> Socializing is also a chance to build new and awesome relationships
>> which will probably last for decades to come. Let's put it this way,
>> in August countless 17 and 18 year old across the whole of America,
>> are having this same freaking out moment. Everyone will be just as
>> lost as you are when they get to campus. They won't know where any of
>> the buildings are, and they’ll be scared to death about the unknown.
>> But then two weeks will go by, and you find that your French class
>> partner is kind of cool, and you have lunch together.
>> I'm sure you have questions about accommodations, and materials, and
>> books, and these are very legitimate and real concerns. Work closely
>> with your professors and disability services office to make sure that
>> you get the materials you need. You'll have to be a strong advocate
>> for yourself. Also, be as prepared as possible. Go on Bookshare and
>> see if some of the texts you'll be using are there. Use NLS, learning
>> Ally, etc. Google articles when all else fails. Chances are, if it was
>> in an academic journal you should be able to access it through your
>> school’s library.  Be resourceful, and ask questions. Always ask
>> questions! And don’t forget, you have all of us on this list serve when
>> you have questions.
>> Most people recall college with great fondness. It is a time when you
>> start to really grow into the contributing member of society that you
>> will be. It is a time of discovery, of intellectual stimulation, of
>> making friends, of partying too much and regretting it the next day.
>> And then, three years after you graduate, you’ll wonder how you were
>> ever able to pull an all nighter, take an exam the next day, and
>> manage to pass… All of that is to say, that you too will survive!
>> Warmly,
>> Mary Fernandez
>>
>>
>> On 8/6/15, Kayla James via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I have just registered for courses in this fall semester. People, I am
>>> freaking out!! Do you hear me? Freaking out! I am so nervous and so
>>> scared that I am going to fail. Again, I repeat, I am FREAKING
>>> OUT!!!!! Advice, encouragement, and chocolate are required (and not
>>> exactly in that order). Freaking out!!!
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Mary Fernandez
>> "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
>> forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
>> feel."
>> —
>> Maya Angelou
>>
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