Hangin in there

Things have been calming down lately, surprisingly. I feel alright about finals despite the workload. I've learned to manage my time better and make sure I'm aware of all the tasks I have to complete. Stress is so much easier to manage when you know what you have to do. Thanksgiving break made everything so much better, it gave me a chance to step back from everything and calm down, and get the perspective I needed to pull through the rest of the semester.

Last day

Today is the last day of classes!!! I couldn't be more excited that in just a week I'll be home for Christmas! This first semester has been so fun and I'll never forget it but I'm looking forward to being on break for a month. I was surprised to see that some of my teachers even got emotional because it was our last time together. That's probably the hardest part, moving on from my favorite teachers. Other than that, see ya next semester Texas State!!!!

next semester

I signed up for classes really late but I have a decent schedule. I only go to classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 8am-3pm. The schedule I have will help me get a job since I have so much free time. I feel that it will be a lot easier on me just going for 2 two days out of the week, and it will save me a lot of gas. I've only registered for four classes and only have twelve hours because I'm pretty sure I can't afford anything over that because I got screwed on my financial aid.

FINALS

Finals are coming up and it's make or break on grades. I feel confident in most classes but I have a couple that might bring me down some if I can't pull out a solid final grade. I'm studying every night, bits and pieces. I'm not going to cram last minute like other tests. I'm worried about my math, poll science, and my biology a little. It's really sad I'm shooting for a 2.5 and not sure if I'll make it. I'm blame it all on pledge ship and know I'll do better next semester for sure.

I'm fine on my philosophy, english, and hopefully this class. I'm not to sure though, since I can't really find a grade for this class so…. I've done most the work in this class on time except for a few things. Participated enough for everyone to understand where I stand on subjects. I really liked our class. We had a fun class with a fun teacher and just made for a good time. Classes weren't always ideal but the open conversations humored me on some topics. I'm pretty bummed I missed the boat tour though.

Also this feels very odd this is my last blog. Although I never liked them, I did get use to doing them. Writing about my own personal thoughts just never came easy to me because I'm not really an open book type person. I like voicing my opinion don't get me wrong just not about emotions and feelings. Blogging isn't a difficult task though, I did it every time right before our class in my 12:30 class right before.

Finals

Coming back from thanksgiving break was  so hard. It is more hard to wake up in the morning and go to class. But I am glad that we only have a few days left. However these weeks have been the hardest since we have finals. Trying to finish everything and trying to make reviews and study for finals for all of my classes is really hard. I  have been keeping with all of my work , but I'm still nervous because I'm taking so many tests in less than a week. The ones I'm really worried about are biology and business law because I  passed but I didn't get a high grade  on the last exams so I have to make a really high grade on my finals in order to get  A's and B's. I just can't wait until I'm done with all my finals and have another break.

This Is It

Final blog!!! Final class, final thursday in first semester, & FINALS WEEK! WEE -- I did it! I cannot express my overwhelming excitement for winter break and to be back home. But, with that, I also cannot express my additional overwhelming STRESS that has resulted in little or no sleep at all, too much coffee, and trying to do all I can before the final grade is in. I am not stressed at all about my english exam, I do typically well in that class and my teacher usually enjoys my essays. I am midway stressed for my political science exam only because I realized my edition of the book cannot be used on the exam... (lol???). I am 100% COMPLETELY biting my head and every last bit of my fingernails off for my math exam. I am happy it is my last exam I have to take so I have all week to study. Life is pretty much stressful right now but then I will be blessed with an entire month to relax! THANK GOD.  So heres to finishing this week and doing well on finals then see ya in the spring San Marcos!

The End

The fact that I've almost survived my first semester of college is pretty astounding to me. Going to college was actually not my first choice regarding life after high school and I wasn't sure I would stick with it. But here I am at the end of this first semester and I'm ready for the next. I have had more worthwhile experiences and friendships in this semester than I have had the whole rest of my life. Last night I found out that one of my best friends also wants to study abroad in Italy; we're already making plans for the summer of 2014. I think that in this first semester we freshmen go through a lot. We're exposed to so many more people, higher expectations are placed upon us, and we have to face almost everything on our own. For me, it's not quite over yet. I have several finals I still have to take next week but I'm pretty much ready to move on to the next chapter. I have a few loose ends to tie up, both academic and personal, before the new year, but I am 100% ready for the rest of college. I hope everyone has a great rest of college.