After a short-lived winter break, I'm back at it again. Currently a third semester junior, with hopes of becoming a senior at some point in my life. The breaks never seem quite long enough. If any of you are like me, you tell yourself all the things you are going to accomplish over the break, and if your lucky you will complete at least a few things.
Not so much for me. I did not accomplish anything really other than working a shitload. Shocker, right? It was nice though, only working without trying to juggle school as well. Now its back to the juggling act.
Putting in 30 hours a week at work on top of 30 hours a week in class is definitely a struggle to say the least. Trying to please my Professors with satisfactory work while trying to maintain whatever status it is that I have at work has proven to be a task, but it is an achievable one.
Little room for a social life is something I really need to start accepting. Being the social butterfly that I am, I would say that I have submitted work that was not my best at times. But this semester I want to do it different.
As my senior year approaches, I really need to start putting serious thought into my future goals. I want to do so much with my life, but the daily routine I have leaves me with little to no time to gather my own thoughts.
My number one goal of this semester is to apply to internships. A very wise professor of mine is insistent in that I need an internship if I want to stand out in some way to future employers, and I couldn't agree more. I see so many kids just graduating by the skin of their teeth, but usually those kids don't have anything to show for it.
Those kids who just skim by are usually working some dead end job upon graduating. I don't know whether to blame the bad economy or their lack of extra curricular activities. It's most likely a combination of factors, but I REALLY don't want to be like those kids I see.
My job isn't a bad gig, don't get me wrong. But I have been waitressing for 5 years now, and I am ready for a job that actually challenges me. Hopefully I do everything I say I am going to this semester, so I don't end up like the 40 year old servers who are my co-workers. Not knocking them, but I have bigger dreams than serving food for the rest of my life.
To sum it all up:
-work hard in school
-apply and hopefully get at least 1 internship
-cut down on my social life
Wish me luck :)
