It seems like I have been waiting for this day for a long time...
Completed college with my Bachelors degree and went straight back for my Masters-
Now my time as a "Student" is rapidly ending...
Completed college with my Bachelors degree and went straight back for my Masters-
Now my time as a "Student" is rapidly ending...
I have been praying to make it to this day for "awhile" now and the fact that its right around the corner is just too hard to comprehend. Lord willing in the middle of May I will be forced into adulthood with no more excuses for flaws in behavior. I know that technically I've been an adult for almost 7 years now; however, the student role that I've identified with for these years carries with it a sense of youth. As a "student" you are learning, growing, exploring, making mistakes, making discoveries, in need of assistance and maybe even not fully responsible...
In Kindergarten you may get in trouble for dumping glitter on the floor, but others don't look at you like you should know better. They tell you what you did wrong and how to correct it; as a college student its much the same way. I am entering a point in my life where no one is going to look on me caringly and say "let me show you" -I am now expected to know better-
Let me say that do not purposefully go around "dumping glitter on the floor" just because I can; but it is a security to fall back on. I feel that by leaving my student identity certain things will now be expected of me... for one example: At family gatherings relatives will ask "Are you married?", I confidently respond that I am a college student and all is understood. The student identity is not expected to be married and have kids, (you can have them, its just not required)
In Kindergarten you may get in trouble for dumping glitter on the floor, but others don't look at you like you should know better. They tell you what you did wrong and how to correct it; as a college student its much the same way. I am entering a point in my life where no one is going to look on me caringly and say "let me show you" -I am now expected to know better-
Let me say that do not purposefully go around "dumping glitter on the floor" just because I can; but it is a security to fall back on. I feel that by leaving my student identity certain things will now be expected of me... for one example: At family gatherings relatives will ask "Are you married?", I confidently respond that I am a college student and all is understood. The student identity is not expected to be married and have kids, (you can have them, its just not required)
I guess I am just going to miss thinking of myself as a "student"
I am not however going to miss school, at least not for awhile ;)
I am not however going to miss school, at least not for awhile ;)
