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End of Semester: Reflection and Goals

It's the end of the first semester and well it has been a rough three months mostly due to my procrastination for exams. As for making friends, that didn't work out, instead I learned to enjoy my own company and reconnected with a friend from high school. However, I have made a list of goals for next semester aimed at improving my grades and the whole university experience in general. This is an outline of my goals for next semester:

  1.  First and fore most my grades need to improve. My GPA is not bad but I don't want to be average or just about average, I want to make the honor roll next semester and that will require a lot of studying well in advance of finals.
  2. My university provide us with a gym and a pool we can use free which sadly, I have never been to. When school begins January I will go to the gym regularly and get in shape. The pool has life guards there who offer swimming lessons, hopefully 2016 will be the year I learn how to swim; so many people have tried teaching me before but I think I might be slow or just need professional help.
  3. I want my hair to be tucked away most times in braids because honestly, natural hair is a struggle and this will save me a lot of time that would otherwise be used to style my hair. Also, this will help my hair to grow as it is a protective style.
  4. At least twice per month I want to leave the campus and go to a restaurant or just some place new. The only time I left campus this past semester was when I was buying groceries or going home. This made hall (dorm) life a bit boring so I plan on being more adventurous next year.

So far these are the goals I came up with for next semester and I do plan on sticking to them. I will make a detailed goal plan in my diary so I'll be better able to achieve them.

Having reflected on the end of the semester have you come up with any goals for next semester? Feel free to share in the comments. You may also write them down in a book or your diary.When setting goals it is important to write them down so you can look back and see what you want to achieve and your progress. If you're in school I hope you had a good semester and work towards a better one for next year.
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