We always say, start strong, finish stronger.
~Chris Griffin
Wow. Look how fast the time has gone by. I remember when I first enrolled as a Freshman and here I am now walking out as a sophomore. Ready to begin the next year by the time the end of August rolls around. Ready to face the new challenges of junior year. Ready for internships, ready for jobs and opportunities. I’m ready.
Right?
No. Lately I’ve been trying to convince myself that I am on the right path and I’ve chosen the right major so I can find a job down the road and be successful. I’m working as hard as I can to make my parents proud - after all, where would I be without them? But the semester is dragging on, the workload is still plentiful and exams are soon. Why did I wait so long to work on my 15 page essay or debating whether or not to take a summer course to make sure I have 150 hours extra so I can take my CPA exam? I can questions my motives and my most recent lack of motivation until the due dates pass and honestly - I can’t answer why even after many years of school I still procrastinate on some assignments. Unfortunately, they’re usually the big ones (*cough, cough*...my 15 page essay).
It’s all cool though, isn’t it? I mean, I’ll be a junior, that was cool in high school. You almost ruled the school and people looked up to you. Who am I kidding? Things are so much different in college.
Regardless, as the end of the semester draws dangerously close, I plan on using my weekend off from work to finally get around to tying up some lose ends and finish all my homework due soon. I worry because as my time at college comes to a close, I’m starting to realize how every decision I make from here on forward will shape my future. It will determine whether or not I’m sitting at a desk at an accounting firm in a few years or doing something else. The utter idea of this terrifies me - and I don’t get scared that easily.
To whomever took the time to read this, I sure hope your semester closes on a good note…I hope all your homework gets in on time and your final exams go the way you had hoped they would. What am I going to be doing? I should probably finish up that essay…but I’ll probably go get some coffee and drink it while I stare at my essay wondering when the words will come together and when I’ll finally decide what I want to write about. But until then, let me enjoy this cup of coffee now and the nice weather. Maybe it’ll rain this weekend and I can do my essay…wish me luck.