You know the week is going to be rough when you find yourself sitting in your 9 AM class on Monday thinking, “wow, I am really awake for a Friday morning.” Yeah…that is how this week started out, and it was a long one. Every day dragged on for an eternity with Friday seeming to never get here. I didn’t talk about my school schedule/work week in the last blog, so let me clue you in on what I have been up to on campus for the past couple of weeks.
As I have mentioned before, I am a counseling/theology major. This semester I am taking 18 credits: 6 counseling, 9 theology, and 3 psychology. I am used to having a heavy course load, I usually do it every semester, but this semester it has been really hard for me to adjust. The psychology class I am taking is statistics, which is a tough class, and both of my counseling classes are graduate level. I did not know what I was undertaking with the graduate classes. They require a ton of reading and a ton of projects on top of that. The classes are interesting because they are very focused on the career I want to eventually be employed in, but that doesn’t make the workload any easier to handle. On top of the classes and working in the admissions office, the crew team also requires a lot of work. I feel like I am constantly sending e-mails, filling out paperwork, and attending mandatory meetings. So to put it bluntly…I’m a little stressed.
I have always lived by the motto “work hard, play hard,” so I think this week was stressful, because I could not find time to breathe and just sit down with my friends and eat ice cream or chit chat about our favorite shows. I do still live on campus though, so all of my friends are right around the corner, which is nice. I love living on campus and I think it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Scranton guarantees housing for four consecutive years, and I took advantage of that. I love all of the maintenance people and I love being on campus surrounded by people I know and trust. My classes are really close and the more importantly…the cafeteria is right behind our dorm. You never know when you might need that late night snack to get you through a study session.
The weekend is going to come to a close very soon, and a new school week will be beginning. I am hoping on Monday morning at 9 AM, I will not be tricking myself into thinking that it is Friday and I will be fully prepared for all of my classes all week. Hey…a girl can hope right?