BEING A STUDENT AT METU

This is my first year in METU.When i set off coming to here,i was very happy and excited.I thought that everything would be good as people around me said to me that METU is a good university,it is a privelege to study there,it will be the most beautiful years of my life.But i understood that all the words that were told to me were wrong as i started to spend time here.I have had so many difficulties since i came here in many aspects.First,i had difficulty in understanding the lessons because the lessons are English but all the lessons in highschool were Turkish even English lessons,we were always speaking Turkish.Because LYS was a written exam,we were just doing reading and grammer lessons not listening,writing or speaking lessons,i got used to the system in time.I can understand the lessons but i have no courage to speak in the lessons so i often stay silent,i just listen.Another difficulty in terms of academic is that lessons are more complicated and difficult than highschool so i should study much more.I think it will be very hard to keep up for me because i dont like studying so much.Pyschologically,i collapsed in the first weeks,i felt so lonely,i did not know anywhere,anyone,anything...i was always in dormitory.Sometimes,i go to my aunt.It is being very good to spend time at a home,i feel myself very good when i come back to dormitory.But i feel very depressed and i miss my home so much from time to time.But standing on my own feet brought a lot to me.Now,i feel more confident and fearless.Despite all the difficulties being in METU is good as it allows lots of facilities.There are a wide variety of student groups which can help students socialize.METU hasn't fulfilled my expectations yet,it will be clear when i graduate.Being a METU student means to me studying a lot if you dont study,you cant come anywhere in an academic sense.But it will bring a lot to my personality.When i graduate from METU,i believe i will be the one who is equipped with humanitarian and moral values and the one who is large-minded and innovative.