Well not really last day because I have to go in for 3 exams next week, but tomorrow is my last actual class day. I guess could say I’m excited that I’m going to be out of school but then again IDK it’s going to be a weird feeling knowing that I won’t ever be going back to school. I worked and paid my own way through school, I had help from my parents (I stayed with them all 4 years never lived on campus because my school was local), but I did pay for my own education I’m proud of that and I have no debt to pay back. My plan this summer is to take the next 5 weeks off or so and get out and just enjoy myself then work my summer job one more year for 3 months and then after that I’m really kind of unsure. I have never actually interned through my college years, but I will have 5 years of actual work experience to hang my hat on. Just not really sure what I want to do for a full time job yet. I do have some time, I don’t have the pressure of paying back loans and I will have some more money coming in this summer, so it won’t be probably until the middle of September until I would be ready to have a full time job. I just don’t know, just going to let things fall into place and see how it all turns out. I have a few people that my parents know that said I could work for them and get me a job I just don’t know exactly what it would be yet. But for now I’m just going to take it easy and enjoy some time off.
Sorry and just to add onto this, it’s amazing what I’ve learned about myself in college. I think that I conquered a lot of my public speaking fears and willingness to talk to new people. I was ready to be done after my first semester, I suffered miserably through it barely got C’s in my classes and I gained 15 pounds. It was a horrible time in my life, but I just pushed through it and completely scrapped things and changed my major (once more again later on) but it all worked out. I will say that college changed my perspective a lot on things.
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation. That alone is an accomplishment and the fact that you paid for it yourself is a big deal. Enjoy you summer.
Good luck! What was your major and where did you go to college?
@Nurse, Miami Ohio went to a regional campus branch of Miami my first three years transferred to the main my last year. My gameplan was to go 2 years there and 2 at the main to cut the cost down, but it worked out to where I went 3 at the regionals and 1 on the main. I had to cram a lot in the last year but it was worth saving probably about 20k a year because I didn’t live on campus either. I think in total I my tuition for 4 years was about 30k and if I would have stayed at the main campus and lived there for 4 years it would have been about 100k. I just couldn’t do it, it doesn’t bother me that I missed out on the social aspect of college, I’m just glad I’m not in any debt. I’m graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business, my concentration was marketing. I also minored in Sociology just because it was purely an interest. Marketing was something I never really planned on doing, but it was an interest that came up in my first semester Junior year and I just went with it. It ended up being my third, Zoology, Accounting, and Marketing in that order. Very weird how I arrived there but it worked out in the end.
The last day of actual classes is always a great feeling. I know I’ve still got final exams coming next week, but it feels better knowing that all I have left is to study for them. I don’t need to worry about any new material now, which makes things easier.
I’m really not too stressed about finals this semester though.