I found out recently that I'm going to graduate much later than I thought because of my change of major and transfers. At first, I was really upset and discouraged because I have always put my all into my schoolwork and I've never taken less than 15 hours of classes per semester.
But then I realized that this is another semester for me to be a young college student. This means I have a little more time before I have to be an adult in the real world. As excited and ready to be out of school as I am, I am terrified. I know I will love teaching and marriage and kids and all that jazz, but I don't want to miss out on the parties and the Alpha Gam stuff and the friendships that come with college.
The entire time I've been in school I've had the mindset that I'm powering through to get done as fast as I can so I can start my career. I realized this semester that this is completely the wrong way to look at things. I'm looking so much forward to graduating, but with this attitude I'm letting this experience rush by. Now that I'm in Alpha Gamma Delta, I have a whole new network of friends and things to do and I don't want that to rush by. I want to savor and enjoy my time here.
There's nothing I can do about graduating late because I'm already planning to take a semester's workload over the summer, so I might as well have a positive attitude. Plus, I recently found out that two of my sisters will be graduating with me in fall 2014. So I'm going to be optimistic about it, and hope my parents don't resent me for having to pay for another semester (and I know they don't- but boy do I feel kinda bad).
It's time to change my outlook on my life. It's time to stop anticipating the future and enjoy the present. Tomorrow morning, I will wake up and be happy I have two years left in school.
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