Famous Last Words: Week 15

Well, we've finally arrived at the final week and final day of the course. Naturally, I've procrastinated to the point where I'm up late at night finishing up the last few assignments needed in order to me to reach an A in the course. It's been a frantic dead week so far, with all my final exams being this week instead of next week (when finals week is actually scheduled to be). But I'm thankful to be finishing up with finals earlier than anticipated because I am so completely done with school. I honestly checked out of the semester a couple weeks ago and have barely been getting by the past two weeks. I'm definitely looking forward to my long awaited gap year while I wait to hear back from the optometry schools I will be applying to at the beginning of July.

My other classes have went well too, with only a short paper remaining for my communications class. Other than that, I'm done for the semester! It looks like I'll be ending my years as an undergrad pretty strong, since I managed a 4.0 this final semester. I'm proud of myself for sticking to it this semester and not letting my procrastination get the best of me. I gave myself a great chance to succeed this semester by getting my work done. I'm looking forward to summer break, although I'll be studying for the OAT and retaking a class. My family is planning on going on vacation to this summer so it will be a nice mini break until I'm back hitting the books. I also plan on shadowing and working in an optometry clinic this semester in order to gain more experience in the field. It was nice being in this class and getting the opportunity to learn more about other cultures and about the other students in this class. Have a great summer break!

Graduation is here; Flickr

Famous Last Words: Week 14

It's the end of the fourteenth week and everything is chaos once again, just like the beginning of the semester. I procrastinated quite a bit this semester, a product of senioritis no doubt. However, I would like to say that I did make some progress towards alleviating my habit of procrastinating, so all is not lost. As the semester comes to a close, I found myself wondering how much better I could have done or how differently I could've done other things in order to make it an even more successful semester. But at the end of the day, I think I did pretty well considering it was my last semester ever as an undergrad. My other classes are going alright, although my Capstone course has been tough! It's way more difficult than I was anticipating, but I've enjoyed it nonetheless for the most part. It's a relief to almost be done. I can definitely say that I'm looking forward to my gap year! I'll probably be studying for the OAT and working full-time, but I like knowing the fact that I don't have to worry about grades, assignments, and exams for a whole year.

As for my writing over the semester, I think my most creative work was about Cat and Mouse and the little feud they had. The story that I enjoyed the most out of the ones I wrote was the when where the old couple get left behind in the underworld. I struggled a bit more this year than when I took Epics of India when it comes to getting assignments done on time. I'll barely be pulling of an A this semester, when in the other class, I finished it early and had extra time to study for finals. I thoroughly enjoyed this class though, I think even more than Epics of India, because I was able to branch out and read other stories that I wasn't as familiar with. I ended the week with a bit of bad news, but overall, great week!

How I feel studying during dead week; Flickr

Famous Last Words: Week 1

Getting back into the swing of things was a little rough this week, but it feels like I've finally settled into the semester. It's always a struggle getting a feel for classes, getting books, and figuring out a schedule that works during the first week of classes so it's a relief when that first weekend comes around and I finally have a chance to stop and breathe. I'm taking 16 credits this semester: some are gen-eds and fairly easy, while others (Physics 2) are going to take the bulk of my time to study for. I would've liked to get ahead in the class this week since I found a lot of success in working ahead in the Epics of India course, but I wasn't able to. My goal is to be at least a week ahead by the time we get a month into the semester. That way, if I run into a rough week where I'm short on time, I don't have to worry about missing points or assignments in this class. It shouldn't be too difficult, I just need to sit down this next week, and really dig in and focus. I'm looking forward to all the interesting readings that I'm bound to encounter in this class! I remember that being my favorite part about the Epics of India course and it really made the class enjoyable. Besides that, it'll be nice to graduate this May and not have to worry about school for a while!

On another note outside of school, President Trump just got inaugurated. I can't say I'm thrilled to see him be at the helm of our country, but I do hope he succeeds in being a good president. I wouldn't want him to fail miserably because that would mean that as a nation, we would be failing. I guess only time will tell how things end up playing out and falling into place!

Presidential Seal; Flickr