KARLA SHIRVANIAN | STAFF WRITER
Ten weeks, 67 days, 1608 hours, 96,480 minutes until graduation. I do not think I am alone in the fact I am counting down until the end of the school year. This is not because I have not liked my college experience or because I am not having fun, but simply because, well it is graduation. It is the end of the school year; it is a new step, a new chapter, and a big deal. Oh, and because of this other thing called senioritis that is kicking my butt.
I am excited to graduate, excited to move on, excited to grow up. Yet, with all that excitement come nerves, expectancy and a little bit of anxiety. The idea of graduating sounds so fun, but then all of those big decisions come along like where am I going to work, where am I going to live and even, so I want to go to graduate school.
Those are all the things that seem to come to mind when I think graduation, a lot of fun things laced with some crazy things too. It is amazing. But before I get there I keep realizing there are some things I keep forgetting to do, like homework. I have always been a hard-working student that tries hard and works to keep grades up, but there is this thing that gets in the way of it. I keep trying hard to get all my work done but my mind has become easily distracted.
I always thought it was funny that people were rushing last minute to get their MAS hours signed and turned in; I became one of those people. My to-do list has “turn in MAS hours” but every time I mean to, I get preoccupied with something else.
I was the person who thought that it could not be that hard to get through the last couple of weeks of college since the finish line was so close, I was wrong. Looking ahead has taken over my time and left me with no time to look at the present and keep up. It is not like I am slacking or doing bad, it is simply the struggle of motivation. It is t he struggle to know I am so close, but yet, still have so much to do.
I never thought this would be so hard, and I do not think I am the only one struggling. I have heard of so many people counting down to the end of the school year. School becomes hard to do when you are preoccupied with the idea that in 10 weeks, nine if you do not count spring break, eight if you do not count spring break and finals, school will be over.
Did I mention getting a job is also on the to-do list. Oh yes, all of the hard work, studying and all-nighters were to get a degree in order to get a job to live, make money, survive, and eat after caf days are over. This is a big one. Applying for jobs is also something on the mind, but I do not even have a resume yet. I know this is also on the minds of many a senior out there.
Through all of the thinking, over thinking and to-do lists I have come up with one solution. Breathe. That is right. Simply sit, take a breath and relax. Because if there is one thing I have learned in college is that everything works out and it all seems to find its place in life naturally. So, even though it is crazy to think that 67 days from now I will be thrown into the realm of adulthood, I know it will all work out, because somehow it always does.