Journal Entry 2: What does being a student at METU mean to you ?

Being a Student At METU

     Like every student at METU, I think being a student at METU is a privilege. METU is one of the best universities both in Turkey and in the world. Therefore, I am proud of being a student here. However, METU hasn’t got only opportunities but also challenges. Firstly, I want to talk about the opportunities of METU. The first opportunity of METU is that it has a large campus and in this campus, students can meet almost every need of theirs from accommodation to shopping. Moreover, as it has lots of facilities like gymnasia, courts, computer rooms, library and conference room, student can improve themselves physically, mentally, and culturally. For example, you can do sport even in the dead of night or you can go to the different seminars which you cannot normally go to. From this example we can understand that at METU you don’t need to run after the things you want to reach since they come themselves. Secondly, it has students and teachers from all over the world and this situation provide us a chance to meet different kinds of people, so you can improve your foreign language easily. Thirdly, teachers at METU are experienced, shipshape and well-educated people. Hence, they affect students in a good way and guide them. Now, I want to talk about the challenges I live at METU. As METU is one of the best universities in Turkey, you need to work hard to be successful and reach its pace. This university is a changing and developing place every second and you must be adapted this situation. I mean that you must improve yourself every second, too. You must always learn, think and produce something. Thus, every students may live hard times while trying to catch the pace. Another challenge is that you are responsible for yourself. What I say is not only about METU. It is about all universities. As a university student, we must look after ourselves whatever we do. For instance, if you become ill, you must go to hospital on your own. You need to cook your own meal or if you don’t want to cook, you must buy it. However, if we look through another perspective, it is a freedom of being your own boss. To conclude, whatever challenge it has, I am happy about being here.