Greatest Successes & Failures

My first year of college has been a struggle for me, between working two jobs, taking five classes that werent anywhere near easy, having a boyfriend that went to school like an hour away and juggling friends that wanted to just party all the time was hard. I would definitly say that one of my successes was that i stayed above the influence. There were many times that I could of ditched going to class and doing my work to go out, but i didnt. Now im not saying that I always got my work done, but the majority of it did get done. Another one of my successes is that i didnt let my temper or ego get the best of me. Yes I did stop participating in class and campus safari's but in my defense, most of the students in the class didnt care about my opinion or view on anything that we have learned. I feel as those who felt the need to argue every side and disregard anyone else's was more than welcome to have the floor. I am not one to want to draw more attention than neccessary to myself. I also am not a social person so doing campus safari's were just not for me. I like to keep to myself and stay in my room unless its absolutely necessary for me to leave. I  can see how some can think that what i just said can be a weakness or failure and their probably right, but i feel as if i've learned a lot of things in my classes whether i participated or seemed like i wasnt paying attention. One of my failure's might be that I didnt participate as much to show that i actually read the material or did my homework. Dont get me wrong 1/4 of the time i didnt do it but the other 3/4th i just didnt want to say my peace. I've learned that you tend to learn more when you listen instead of talking and in Inquiry i have learned A LOT about different types of people, and they way they see life. That is another one of my successes, through my Inquiry class i have learned a lot about life. After reading the Twyla Tharp book it made me see things a little bit differently like my whole approach on college, but ill save that for my essay. At the end of the day i have realized that what i take from college and life itself depends on how i approach every situation or experience that i go through.