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December 05, 2007
Wrapping Up Semester #1!!!
Check that timestamp, dear readers...it's December now. The last month of the year, the last month of the fall semester, merely weeks away from so many exciting things!
By this time next week I will have completely finished attending weekly classes. I'll be down to final papers and exams, and it will be beautiful.
Ok, so holidays and such-yay! But what has me all riled up right now is the prospect of wrapping up my last three months of work into a neat bundle with a final paper or exam on top, like a bow.
For all the complaining that goes on at finals time, I think it still beats the heck out of midterms, when you have the same large assignments due but are still expected to keep up with weekly readings and assignments. At finals you get a chance to see what you've gained from your classes and, instead of all that weekly reading, you get to pour your brain into (four or so) large deliverables. I have to give SI credit on this: my classes have wrapped up in a way that has really helped me to see them as a cohesive set. On top of learning all of the knowledge and skills for each class, certain themes have been interwoven through my classes, and a lot of my courses are ending very neatly, instead of just stopping because we've reached the thirteenth week.
Yes, it's stressful. Yes, I miss sleeping. And yes, I am definitely looking forward to break, but I've got a project that I've been working on for the entire semester, and I can't wait to see what these last months have yielded. And as much as I don't like trying to refresh months and months of new information, I DO enjoy completing a test that effectively portrays a new, smarter Megan.
That's not to say that a test or a paper or a project can really capture all the ways that this semester has changed me. I've met many great, new people. I've learned a LOT about how I work and how I work best. I've learned a lot about the information field, about the library profession, and what really lights my intellectual fire.
So yes, I'm counting down, but in a good way. I'm closing up this chapter of my life at SI, and - after some well-deserved rest - ready to begin the next one. Is that so bad?
-Megan
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