My First Days of Student Life

No doubt, the time spent at the university is fantastic and unforgettable. Only a few months ago I was an ordinary school-leaver, then an applicant, but now I am a student of the university. I did it! I entered! The new life for me has started. I don’t live with my parents any more, but I share a room with my two group mates in one of the halls on university campus. We get along quite well.

Many things here are called in a different way. I attend lectures, seminars and practical classes which are much longer than lessons at school. The rector, vice-rectors, deans, heads of the departments, lecturers … Some of them are professors, others – associate professors, but, of course, all of them have high academic degrees.

I’ve got a students’ membership card, a student record book and a library card and they make me feel like a real student.

So many classes, so many new subjects are on the timetable! The curriculum seems to be developed especially for geniuses. I understand very well that if I won’t cope with the work load I immediately start lagging behind. It is easier to keep pace with the programme than to catch up with it later. That’s why I devote much time to studies. First tests. The first successes and first failures. My student life is just beginning.

12. Here is a list of some problems students may face during their studying at the university? Which problems have you already faced? What problems are more natural for the first-year students?

13. What are your impressions after the first weeks of study? Share them with your friend. Write a letter to him (her).