The End is Near

Tomorrow marks the beginning of my last week—ever—of grad school. Can you believe it? Me neither! I have to finish up the revisions the professors sent for the capstone (please, dear Lord, let this be the last revision!) and turn in one more paper on Monday. Providing the revision is OK’d, that’s it. That’s all she wrote. Literally.

All the stress felt the entire time I’ve been in school doesn’t equal the stress I’m feeling at the moment. This road has been a long one, and it all comes down to this last week. Wanna stress out students? Tell them they have to make no lower than a B on the final project in order to graduate, no matter how well they’ve done in other classes. Yep. That’ll do it.

You may be thinking, “Was it worth it?” My answer is yes. This has all been about learning, really. That may sound ridiculous and like I’m a huge school nerd (and so be it), but I don’t think people should ever stop learning, especially when the subject is something they love. Learning new things never hurt anyone, and having a refresher on the old stuff doesn’t hurt either. Broadening your mind and using your brain for something other than your smartphone doesn’t hurt either. Don’t get me wrong; I love my smartphone and all the tricks it performs, but there is more to life than that, folks. If the only thing I get out of this is the satisfaction of accomplishing one of my goals, so be it. I will have a nice piece of paper to prove it, better than notebook paper, way better than copy paper. 

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