D-Day Minus 3

My first final exam is on Friday. I have a total of three written exams, and one oral. Once those are over, I will have finished my degree. Whoo hoo....um, acutally, I need to add a qualifier to that: once those are over and I have successfully passed them, I will have finished my degree. Whoo hoo...(I hope).

The exams consist of answering one question in essay form on a topic chosen in agreement with my professors. I will have four hours to write to my heart's content, and hopefully answer the question. The exams take place on Saturday mornings, every other Saturday. So my final exam will fall on June 3rd, the day before my 28th birthday.

After that I will have to prepare for the oral exam, which consists of preparing two topics, and answering questions about them for 45 minutes. That will take place sometime in June.

I am feeling pretty confident about the upcoming exam, but a little worried about the 3 to follow. Also, I am starting to get feel a little anxious about things, because after having the structure (well, that would be an overstatement, because any college student knows that college life can be as unstructured as you would like) of college, I will be diving into the unknown world sarcastically called “reality” by many.

I am at a real crossroads. Part of me is very excited about being able to finally make decisions beyond what classes to take next semester, and what topic to write a paper on. But another part of me is a little afraid of the huge vacuum that university will leave in its wake in my life.

But for the time being, I must focus on passing these exams. Wish me luck!