It’s been forever since I wrote in this thing. I suck. I used to not be able to go a day without writing a post or two when I was in high school. Things have changed. Well, duh, but you know what I mean.
Anywho, I ended up with EXCELLENT grades this quarter, if I do say so myself. I got all A’s for my third 4.0 in a row. WAHOO! I am so proud of myself. I really couldn’t be happier today if I tried. It just feels really good to get validation for things I know I’m good at, especially during the times when I begin to question what I really am capable of.
I think one of the main differences between me at the beginning of college, where I didn’t really care about my grades or my work or school in general, to me now is that I have made friends in my major classes and we schedule together and take the classes together. This has helped me more than you can imagine. I have someone to actually hold me accountable for my work. I have a friend there who I feel like depends on me to come to class as much as I depend on them. But most importantly, I have someone to compete with. I know that doesn’t sound like the best statement, but it’s true. I don’t want my friends to do better than me; I want to stay on the same page with them. If they are doing better, it gives me more drive to work harder. And it makes me feel good when I do just as well as them. Plus, I challenge them as well. It just makes things more interesting.
I don’t really like saying that, but it’s the truth. I think it sounds bad, but in the real world, that’s the way it is. I am going to have to compete with a lot of these people for teaching jobs that I might want. I want to stand out. I want to try my best in order to get those jobs that I want. And as my time in college draws closer and closer to the end, it’s becoming more and more real that that’s how it’s going to be out there, especially in these hard economic times.
Anywho, I’ll see you on the Dean’s List.
