growing up

There are some days when I'm here that I stop during my day and wish that you could see me. I'll do something that I'm really proud of or see something that I think is really cool and want you to be able to know what's going on. There are things that I wish I could tell you about school that I can't because you don't know the people I live with or am friends with. You don't know my professors. You kind of know the buildings that I'm talking about. But overall, things don't make sense to you. And on occasion that makes me a little sad.

Anyway.

Finals are fast approaching (and I'm currently taking a study break) and people are starting to flip out a little bit. What's funny is that everybody flips out about the tests and nothing else. Nobody is at all concerned with moving back with their families or getting jobs over the summer. Last year I didn't know any seniors, but this year I know a whole bunch of them and they're a fantastic group of people. Three senior girls were on my lacrosse team this year and I'm going to miss them immensely.

Another funny thing? Being a senior is not a big deal in college. I thought people would be MORE excited about graduating from college than from high school, but this is not true. Maybe it's just the way things are a GCC, but most kids just accept graduating from college as the normal pattern of life. It's not as big of a milestone. Maybe it's because when you transition from high school to college you're gaining a whole ton of independence all at once. I think when you graduate from college, you're getting a whole lot of unwanted responsibility chucked at you. 

On the other hand, I happen to find it pretty intimidating that next year I have to start looking at grad schools. I found out - whew - that I don't have to take the MCATs, but I do have to take the graduate school admissions exam, which is like the SATs on steroids. The rest of the sophomore class is flipping out because it just hit them in the last ten days or so that about ten days or so from now they will be halfway through college. It's a strange thought to somebody like me who still remembers when eighth-graders were scary. 

P.S. - I added a link to the top right hand side of my page. It says "Online Pictures" or something like that. If you click it, it goes to a page where you can see pictures. This way, I can show you some pics without having to email them to you one at a time. :)