Welcome back Ursuline!
I hope that the mid-term break was relaxing and that you found time to catch-up on studying, friends, family, and Y-O-U! Now that we are back on campus, we can enjoy Lake Elissa, spend time in class together, and await our next break during Thanksgiving. I personally, am looking forward to finishing up this semester with a fresh perspective on my life as a ministry student and my pending graduation in May, 2008.
There is so much to do before that day. Keep my GPA up, find an experiential experience in my major, and petition for graduation. I had not really thought much about it all until I received an E-mail from my advisor letting me know that I had to petition for graduation. I quickly became nervous and then the realization hit me that I was actually going to finally obtain my BA and move on to a lifelong dream. I have waited so long for this day to come and when I filled out that paperwork I was shaking. Has anyone out there ever felt this way? If so, please let me know because not only am I nervous about the petition for graduation, but I am having a difficult time filling out my graduate applications. I get them in the mail, fill out the basic stuff: name, address, date of birth, and then I freeze. I begin to question myself, “Am I ready to go on to an even higher education?” “Will I be successful in graduate school?” “Will I walk around feeling like an imposter, inadequate and unprepared for this next step in my life?”
These are genuine concerns that I think a lot of us are feeling. Speak up Ursuline and blog! Other students, just like you and me are in need of your hearing your voice. This is an important time in our lives where we are moving on and we should lean on one another for support. I am encouraging you to be there and listen to one another.
This moment of reflection led me to talk to professors, friends and family and has brought me to where I am right now. I will be okay! I can move onto graduate school because I know that Ursuline has prepared me with the foundation for success. And, in keeping with our new tradition with one another, some inspirational words from Judy Garland, “Always be a first-rate version of your self, instead of a second-rate version of someone else.” Blog on!
Your friend,
Kimberley H.
2 comments:
My experience with filling out my graduation application was a joyous occasion. I was filled with and overwhelming amount of happiness. AS much as I loved my school, I was ready for that chapter of my life to close. I thought about all the exciting potential that the next chapter of my life held. I imagined getting my degree and finding my dream job making $50k a year. Boy was I wrong! But, life after college is still wonderful. There are so many things that I can and want to do, and am now able to fulfill my dreams. Conquer grad school, navigate my way through the upper ranks of my job, travel the world, and just all around become an adult. I just hope that anyone reading this that has any concerns about life after graduation, just know that things will be fine. It is the beginning of the rest of your life.. Enjoy!
It's nice to know that they are people reading this blog and finding an inspiration to share their thoughts.
Kimberley H. truly cares about her readers and wants to establish a sense of hope amongst us.
I feel that Grad school is a scary place for many people at first. Yet, it often turns out to be where you, Kimberley H. and others, are really meant to be all along. I hope that your applications get filled out and you get into the school that you are meant to be in. Thanks for your words of wisdom.
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