Dear fellow Saint Rose seniors
katie Waters
Issue date: 1/20/10 Section: Opinion
I would have never expected four years ago, when I first came to college to be where I am now. Although I am not disappointed, on the contrary, I'm quite proud of how things are going. I'm about to start my internship, I have friends I love, and I'm graduating on time, thank goodness! But it's that graduating part my stomach is having a hard time adjusting to. We all knew that this time would come, I mean, we can't stay in college forever. Graduation is lingering in the upcoming months, and the current seniors are only lying to themselves if they don't admit they are dreading it.
In school with under 5,000 students in the undergraduate program, it's only normal to get a wee bit drained from all the theatrics and egos that come with the territory when attending a small school. Many people are simply bored of Albany. Being in Albany too long is like being the forgotten expired yogurt in the back of the fridge, its not supposed to be there for that long, and neither are we.
But as easily as it is to get swept under the emotional funk rug, we must remember, we originally came to college to have a good time, so it is imperative we end on that same note. Being that it is January, I think this is the perfect time to truly take the opportunity to continue being the obnoxious loud college students we all know we've been!
And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying channel your freshman days and go out in a tank top with no jacket, but I think we should kick this whole "we're old" mentality, and enjoy these precious months we have left.
As I look at all my close friends, all getting started on their careers, I come to find myself in the midst of bittersweet feelings. A friend of mine who is an aspiring teacher and future molder of young children's minds, has started student teaching this past week, and is having an enormous amount of fun doing so. It's a rare gift in life when you actually find something you truly enjoy doing, and get paid to do it. Yet as happy and excited as I am to hear stories about what her fourth graders did this week, I can't help but miss our Thursdays of gallivanting and big bowls of macaroni and cheese to end the night right.
In school with under 5,000 students in the undergraduate program, it's only normal to get a wee bit drained from all the theatrics and egos that come with the territory when attending a small school. Many people are simply bored of Albany. Being in Albany too long is like being the forgotten expired yogurt in the back of the fridge, its not supposed to be there for that long, and neither are we.
But as easily as it is to get swept under the emotional funk rug, we must remember, we originally came to college to have a good time, so it is imperative we end on that same note. Being that it is January, I think this is the perfect time to truly take the opportunity to continue being the obnoxious loud college students we all know we've been!
And don't get me wrong, I'm not saying channel your freshman days and go out in a tank top with no jacket, but I think we should kick this whole "we're old" mentality, and enjoy these precious months we have left.
As I look at all my close friends, all getting started on their careers, I come to find myself in the midst of bittersweet feelings. A friend of mine who is an aspiring teacher and future molder of young children's minds, has started student teaching this past week, and is having an enormous amount of fun doing so. It's a rare gift in life when you actually find something you truly enjoy doing, and get paid to do it. Yet as happy and excited as I am to hear stories about what her fourth graders did this week, I can't help but miss our Thursdays of gallivanting and big bowls of macaroni and cheese to end the night right.
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