I can't believe I'm really saying this, but I have one semester left of college. I am actually signed up for my last cluster of classes; this is really it. I'm planning on doing the grad school thing after, but it's really not the same; after this final round I'll have a full time gig (even though it feels like I already do with three part time jobs in college, but that's not the point) and I will no longer be a full time student.

As much as it's weird to think about, this time has been a long time coming. My education has been the one thing that I have always had a passion for; from kindergarten my desire to learn has been unwavering. That doesn't mean there weren't times I wanted to pull my hair out from stress or exhaustion or both, because those times definitely existed. However, somehow I have always managed to keep my goals in perspective and stick it out. I will always be indebted to school; it's literally taught me almost everything I know.

It'll be weird to resist the urge to check Blackboard every 20 minutes to see what new grades have been posted. It’ll be weird to not interact with a slew of people on a day to day basis (I currently work in a very small team). It’s going to be extremely weird to no longer build those connections with my instructors like I’ve been able to in years’ past. But, I have maxed out my undergraduate education. It’s time to move on to bigger and better things and I will do my best to make sure this last semester a great one.