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The remainder of the classes would start in a similar way. The teacher would read out the name of students and then always hand out a syllabus. It was a detailed plan of the semester with every topic of the lecture listed, required reading that needed to be done and exam dates. It was basically almost like a contract and students still had time to drop out of the class for a period of few weeks in case they did not feel the class or the teacher suited them. In addition, there were also going to be regular, in some cases weekly, to test the knowledge from the previous work. Also, the participation was mandatory and would become part of the grade. I thought college life would be mostly based on a lot of free time and cramming for a final exam. Although I knew it was going to be a hard work I suddenly felt just in my element. That was exactly what I was looking for and my determination to stay here, to make it happen grew even stronger. "I'm going to realize my dreams because I've got a lot of them" I wrote in my journal.