End of Freshman Year

So it has been a long self-sacrificing tedious tiresome, yet fun year. I accomplished 27 credit hours with all A's and B's. I consider this a job well done. I learned a ton about myself and about the art industry, itself. My Review Committee went horribly in the wrong direction. I mean I can somewhat agree with everything they are saying but that is also just how I am. I am a people pleaser so if you tell me I need to change then I feel like I really do need to change, even if I really shouldn't. The committee started off talking about my work and how I need to do more research before starting a piece "Don't reinvent the wheel" so to speak. I also need to discuss my ideas with others, people who will actually listen and give good feed back before starting my work. I have good initial ideas but I'm not allowing them to grow and mature before creating them. I need to dig deeper for meaning and make sure that the statement I am trying to make is actually coming across well to the audience. After dissing most of my work, while oddly enjoying it at the same time, they started dissing me as a person. They said throughout the year I was too reserved, quiet, and shy. According to them I need to grow up this summer. I need to get out and do things I wouldn't normally do, get out of my comfort zone. Try new things, go to a few parties and such. I need to change who I am, become outgoing, bubbly, loud, talkative, and more opinionated. These are their words. They also said I think in a child like manner and that is why I need to grow up this summer, to think more like an adult. (like that has gotten us so far in life :p) I need to spend time in the library researching a topic I enjoy because they like to see a years worth of work on one researched topic you are interested in. Not several topics covered in different classes. They said that by focusing on one topic it will unify my classes and help me progress through the year smoothly. It was just a horrific experience altogether. I have to change who I am, how I think, and how I create. I only have one summer, 3 months, to do so. No pressure or anything.