在麻省理工上学是什么感觉？_BEC初级作文

在麻省理工上学是什么感觉？

Somehow, I was conditionally accepted, and I just had to do well my first semester. I took very basic classes on things I had mastered in high school. But I was burnt out, and I had lost all confidence in myself. Before my first biology test, I remember telling my mom I didn't think I could pass. I did pass, with flying colors. But I also fucked up. In my writing class, I could not complete a project on time, and I stopped showing up to class again. I finally talked to the professor, and he gave me an incomplete. The admissions office was not happy, and they told me this was my final chance. If I didn't shape up the next semester, they were kicking me out. They only let me take 5 credit hours.

不过我还是接受了，只要第一学期好好表现，我选修了在高中就已经掌握了的基础课程。我感觉彻底失去了信心，身体被掏空。在我第一次生物考试之前，曾记得告诉妈妈，这门课我可能不会过。但是我还是过了，而且考的不错。当我还是搞砸了，我的写作课，我不能按时完成作业，而且也没有去上课。最后去找教授谈话，他给了我一个没有完成的评分。招生办就不高兴了，他们警告我说这是我最后的机会，如果我下学期再不改正，就让我滚蛋。他们只给我修5个学分。

I was angry at myself, and at them, but the low credit limit was actually a blessing in disguise. Since I had so much free time, I decided to join a biology lab with my professor from the first semester. And I LOVED it. I started doing research ~35 hours a week, and I realized - this is what I want to do! I want to be a scientist! I finally had a goal, and internal motivation, and I decided I would do my absolute best to make it come true. I kept working, day by day, on both school and research. It was hard, and it was humbling. My parents and I had a lot of emotions and anger to deal with. Through sheer determination, I made it.