This week I’m going to write about my university life. For the people that don’t know, I go to a university in Australia. Because of COVID-19, I have been back in Japan since March of 2020 and have been attending classes online from then. From July a new term is starting for me and I wanted to write about my goals for that term. For me writing this here, raises the percentage of me reaching these goals, since I wrote it in a public place. If anyone has any questions about studying abroad or university in Australia, I would love to help.

Listen to All Classes
If I write it like this, it seems like a very normal thing to do and I will be honest with you and say it is. However, because of everything being online, it has been somewhat hard for me to do. This is because I have a choice of watching classes later, I always think that I don’t have to watch classes here and now live. But, I can say that I don’t watch all classes later and sometimes there will be plenty for me to watch. So, I would like to force myself to watch them live or finish watching all classes by the end of the week.

Start Assignments Beforehand
I am really not good at starting assignments beforehand. Even when I was in middle school or high school, I usually started my assignments one week before the deadline. My assignments in middle or high school were not that hard, so I managed to finish them (maybe with an all-nighter) and get decent grades. However, this is not the case when it comes to university assignments. I want to finish this bad habit of mine and start assignments ahead of the deadline. I think the quality of my assignment will improve as well as my quality of life if I manage to do this.
Get 6 or Above for My Grades
At my university, a pass is a 4 or above out of 7. For me getting a 6 or above is a very high aim for me, but why not put a high aim for myself. Universities abroad (considering from Japan) allow many fails so it is pretty scary, but if you get assignments done it isn’t that hard. (However, I have gotten multiple fails over the years.) Because universities abroad cost a lot of money and my parents are paying it for me, I want to graduate soon with very good grades.

Have a Good Routine
Usually when I start classes, I start having late-night snacks or sleep at a weird time. Now because of COVID-19, I live with my parents so I wake up at a decent time but when I lived in a dorm it was very bad. I don’t think I will be going back to the dorm any time soon, but I never want to wake up at midday and wake up latest on the weekend at 10 and weekdays at 8. I also want to start studying at 10:30 on weekdays. And I want to go to bed at least at 2am, I know this is pretty late but for me being a night owl, I am most productive at night so this is a must if I want to finish my assignments before the deadline.
This is the end of my goals for my 2nd trimester. My 1st trimester didn’t go as I wanted it to and I had assignments that didn’t make the deadline. I want my 2nd trimester to not be the same. I don’t want to push myself to be perfect and take care of my mental and physical health the most and still work my hardest to get good grades.