When I started university, I never thought I would evaluate myself, let alone for my English class. I was always the type of person who just lived life and never thought about anything. I got to college and everything changed and I was finally able to think before I did something. I was able to evaluate myself as a person, friend, roommate and finally as a student. Most people think that a student gets good grades and graduates with a degree, but there is much more to it than that. Personally, I am a good student and am willing to work hard to get what I want. In my world, a good student is a student who is physically and mentally healthy. Most students tend to forget about their health when they get to college and they invented something called "Freshman 15", which means that students tend to gain an extra 15 pounds when they get to college. college because they forget to exercise. I avoided this by cutting myself every day, playing basketball which was fun for me, and watching what I ate. The other problem I had to watch out for was stress. According to VanKim Nicole and Toben F. Nelson, of the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, the School of Public Health reported that most of the college-bound teens "4.8 percent" said they had of “poor mental health and depression”. ” due to things like tests and “social life.” This is true even for me, but I've found ways to reduce this by taking evening walks with friends or meditating alone in a quiet room. It helped me focus on school and my social life without stressing out. Even though I can manage my health, the only thing I still struggle with is education. When I talk about my education, I don't talk about my grades, b...... middle of paper...... S, Ozdemir, K and Unsal, "A 2013, Assessing the Relationship Between Addiction on the Internet and Depression in a University Student. Medicinsiki Glasnik/Medical Gazette: EBSCOhost. Internet. November 21, 2013 VanKim, Nicole A. and Toben F. Nelson. “Vigorous physical activity, mental health, perceived stress, and socialization among college students.” American Journal of Health Promotion 28.1 (2013): 7-15. Web SPORTDiscus. November 22, 2013. Richardson, John TE "The role of response bias in the relationship between students' perceptions of their courses and their approaches to study in higher education." » British Journal of Educational Research 38.3 (2012): 399-418. Academic research completed. Internet. November 22, 2013.COHEN, MARISA T. “The Importance of Self-Regulation for College Student Learning.” Journal of University Students 46.4 (2012): 892-902. Academic research completed. Internet. November 22. 2013.