First Semester

Looking back on the past couple of months I have accomplished a lot; I have never worked before college, and now I work two jobs and juggle school all at the same time. I have learned a few lessons along the way, like never to buy an ebook ever again. I decided to save the $100 and buy the book for $75 for online text and now I regret it more than ever. I can barely get through a chapter online for my psychology class, whereas if I had the physical text I would be able to skim and find the important information from the chapter. I need to buckle down when it comes to math classes, I always get too intimidated to ask for help, so next semester I'll have to go to the math study tables. I think I handled the transition from high school to college fairly well! I plan on declaring my major when I can see an advisor, so I'll be set for the spring! Moving forward in my career and developing a plan is definitely taking some extra weight off my shoulders, which is much needed. 

Things needing Improvment

For commuters there is nothing more frustrating than getting to campus a little late and having absolutely no parking available what so ever. Parking is an issue that frustrates students the most;  UT's biggest problem with parking is not having enough available. With the fear of receiving a parking ticket, students can drive aimlessly until they are lucky or sometimes students just decide to head home.
With the new dorms being built and some parking lots being fixed, it has narrowed the available spots for students. Perhaps another parking garage on campus could help resolve some of the frustrations that students have. Creating another parking garage not only provides more parking spaces but when snow begins to fall it will offer a space to avoid scraping windows.
Another solution could be to change the way the parking lots are limited to certain students. Some students get great parking spots because they hold seniority. Some may see this as unfair because most parking is on a first come first serve basis. So eliminating the restrictions could open different spots to different levels of students.
Parking is something that people deal with everyday, but UT's parking can be beyond frustrating to students. There are many options that need to be looked into so that both students and faculty are pleased.