Winter Term Wrap-up

Keri S.

March 18, 2010 - 5:00 PM

As every term comes to an end, I always find myself surprised at how fast it has gone by. This term is no exception. With many late nights spend in the computer lab slaving away at group project, I sit back and wonder if it can already be over. It seems like only a few weeks ago I was sitting on the first day of class being handed a syllabus. Now here I am, back home in Salem, sitting out in my back yard in the sunshine and enjoying my spring break with no more finals left to complete!

This spring break, I have no big plans. Usually, I just take the week to lay low and catch up on some sleep and relaxation. This upcoming week, in addition to some much needed sleep, I also plan on working to save up a little bit of money. I know, a super exciting spring break, right? But it gets better if you can believe it! I also plan on filling out multiple job applications for internships and post-graduate jobs. When I tell most people my spring break plans, the laugh at me. I laugh at myself though...my very last spring break as a college student and I spend it working and filling out job applications.

As winter term ends, I quickly realize I only have on more term left here at the University. To break that down for you, it is only 4 classes, 16 credit hours, and 11 weeks! In 11 weeks, I will be walking across the stage at Mac Court in my cap and gown receiving my diploma! As with any graduate, this brings bittersweet feelings of accomplishment, relief, and pure panic. Although I only have 11 stressful college filled weeks left, this also means I am expected to have a career in only 11 weeks! I have this amazing dream where I take some time off after college to travel to Italy and the rest of Europe, but I have a pretty good feeling that the parents would rather I move out of the house and start making some money! Darn those parents-actually making you use that four year, $25,000 investment in tuition!

This past term has hands down been the most challenging term of my college career. Within the last 2 weeks of this term, I wrote a total of 160 pages between all my group and individual papers. I completed two capstone classes: BA 453 and SBUS 452 and another challenging business course, MGMT 335. I thought about calculating the amount of time spent in the computer lab, but with one weekend between week 9 and 10 totaling 30 hours between 3 days, I figured the term total number of hours would just depress me. I have only one thing to say to this term, and that is...

"Thank goodness you are done!!! Bring it on spring term!"