In my post "It's been a while...", I mentioned that I was taking four Summer classes. For those of you that don't know, Summer college courses are condensed from their normal semester schedules of 16 weeks down to 5 weeks. Summer is also divided into two sessions, Summer 1 and Summer 2. The school only allows a student to take two classes a session because of the crammed schedule. I took two classes during both Summer 1 and 2, for a total of four classes. Each session only had a day between for rest, and then a week before the Fall semester starts.
I was very nervous, to say the least. As far as I know, no one ever takes four Summer classes. I did this because it meant I could graduate with my degree this December, on time with the program. Otherwise, it would be another semester before I could look for a job. I knew this was the right course of action, but I was feeling terrified that it would be too much, that I would somehow fail. I couldn't afford to fail.
But everything fell in place. I easily signed up for the classes and the schedule worked. I had to remind myself what I had decided almost two years ago, a month before classes started, that I was going to fully trust God with my education. I would leave it in His hands, and I wasn't going to freak out and quit.
Classes started, and it felt like a whirlwind. I was constantly at my computer day and night. If I took a day break and did my homework at night, I ended up staying awake all night long to catch up. The first five weeks certainly taught me how to better manage my time. I needed to start earlier in the day or I was going to keep making myself sick catching up.
That one day between the Summer sessions was wonderful! I relaxed and caught up on sleep. Then I got back to work the next day, implementing the time management skills I had learned just a couple of days before.
Now, here I am, at the end of the off week between Summer and Fall. I look back now and I think, that wasn't so bad after all. In the moment it was highly stressful. But now I'm thankful I went through with it. God was certainly there by my side, because I was somehow able to finish with flying colors.
Now I just have the final semester to complete. My final Jedi trial, if you will, is Portfolio. This class is all about time management, with over 20 projects and one deadline that closes the semester, it has been described by all upperclassmen as the hardest class of the program. In addition to this class and the other two, less stressful, required classes, I have to take a remedial math course with College Algebra.
However, I am ready. I am excited about the upcoming final semester. I can think of several reasons why I'm excited about school starting Monday morning when everyone I know is stressing hard: it's the last semester, and I have some high goals; it means I'm just four months away from looking for a job and buying my first car; there's just something about this school that I like, and I am probably going to miss it.
It's an exciting time in my life, and I am so thankful I decided to trust God with all of it!
~Elizabeth :)
Jesus Loves You! <3
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