When I started college, I never thought I would be evaluating myself let alone my English course. I've always been the kind of person who goes through life and never thinks 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 college student. Most people think that a college student gets good grades and graduates, but there is much more to it than that. Personally, I'm a good college student and I'm willing to work hard for what I want. In my world a good college student is a student who is in good health both physically and mentally. Most students tend to forget about their health when they get to college and have invented something called the "freshman 15," which means that students tend to gain 15 extra pounds when they get to college because they forget to exercise. I avoided it by doing excisions every day, playing basketball which was fun for me, and watching what I ate. The other issue 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 the majority of college-going adolescents, “4.8%,” said they suffered from “bad mental health and depression”. ” because of things like tests and “social lives.” This is true for me too, but I've found ways to reduce it by taking nightly walks with some friends or just meditating alone in a quiet room. This has helped me focus on school and on my social life without stressing out. I don't mean my grades, b...... middle of paper...... S, Ozdemir, K, & Unsal, “A 2013, Evaluation of the Relationship Between Internet Addiction And Depression in College Students. Medicinsiki Glasnik/ Medical Journal: EBSCOhost. November 21, 2013VanKim, 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. SPORTDiscus Web. November 22, 2013. Richardson, John TE “The role of response biases in the relationship between students' perceptions of their courses and their approaches to studying in higher education.” British Journal of Educational Research 38.3 (2012): 399-418. Academic research completed. Network. November 22, 2013.COHEN, MARISA T. “The Importance of Self-Regulation for College Student Learning.” College Student Journal 46.4 (2012): 892-902. Academic research completed. Network. November 22. 2013.