The end is near
I got a history paper back today. I did rather well.
The nice thing about getting this paper back is that it means there is only one more paper to go and then I’m done. After that paper, I am only 10 weeks away from being completely done.
I love school, but the thought of being done and having my degree is so wonderful!
No more long drives to Missoula everyday, no more annoying freshmen girls shrieking over some new gossip and showing way to much skin, especially for January.
No more competing, no more worrying over assignments and due dates.
No more hearing about the path I should be on as a future journalist. No more feeling like I am not good enough because my goal isn’t to work at the NY Times.
There are the things I will miss. My favorite professor, Clem. Seeing my friends and hearing them freak out about school and I do enjoy the whole learning thing, I will miss that.
I will really miss being on campus. The University of Montana has a beautiful campus. There are mountains in the backgrounds, vast green lawns, a variety of lush green trees and bushes. Flowers are planted around many of the buildings. Many of the buildings are old and have interesting architecture. The forestry building for instance is two toned brick and has little pine tree tiles around the building near the roof. It’s cool.
I guess I don’t need to get all misty eyed over it yet. I still have five weeks of this semester and then summer classes.
Still, at least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Firstly, I love the new site layout. Very nice.
Secondly, it is kind of strange when you do actually finish your degree. You all of a sudden have a ton of free time, no real commitments, no need to be writing papers and reading textbooks. All of a sudden you realise that what you’ve been doing for the last three/four/however long years is OVER. Its a strange transition into the next phase of your life.
Words by Jules on April 5, 2006 at 8:23 pm | #
I agree with Jules. I thought I would be crying tears of happiness when I finished, but it was a little anti-climatic. Now I’m done and everyone expects me to have a job in my field. For the older generations it’s next to sin not to “use” your degree right away. I have moments where I think I’d like to go back to school, because at least there I was on a track pre-determined by someone else. I didn’t really have decisions to make. Now I’m trying to decide if being the manager at McDonalds would be better than Burger King.
Words by Kristin on April 6, 2006 at 10:09 am | #
That pre-determined track can be pretty comforting.
Words by Jaime on April 8, 2006 at 8:43 pm | #
I don’t have much of an opoin here seeing how i never went to college and have been in the phase of life you are all talkin about since about a year after highschool work and pay bills ooh what fun!!!
Words by Glenn on April 12, 2006 at 4:07 pm | #