Wait, when did I become an adult?

[ladymercury_10]

I just turned in my last final.  I guess this means I've passed college?  Graduation is on Saturday...it feels really surreal.  In some sense, nothing's really changing--I'll still be doing coursework in the fall, since I'm going to grad school.  In another sense, it's going to be very different.  While I'll still be a student, I'll be doing math all the time.  I may never have to write another paper again.  I've gotten so used to being an English major, and it's going to be strange not to have assigned reading and writing.

I can't believe it's been four years already.  I think in some ways I never expected college to end.  Of course I knew I would graduate, but it was always such a distant thing that I only really considered it in the abstract.  I've changed a lot since I got here.  If you had told me on the first day of freshman year that I would go to grad school for math, I would have laughed in your face.

I really love it here.  I'm so proud of my school, of how good-hearted and passionate and smart and unconcernedly dorky all my classmates and professors have been.  I'm going to miss it a lot.  And ityellsback, you've been a splendid roommate, and I will miss talking about fandom and bugs and feminism when we should have been sleeping.

Comments

[aoife-hime.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Graduation is kinda a surreal time, to be sure. But the nice thing about going right into grad school is that you don't quite have to leave the school bubble just yet :) Even though it's kind of a sad time, I hope you have a lovely time celebrating as well.

I didn't know you used to be an English major! That's an interesting transition to make from English to math, but that's what college is for, right? Figuring out what you want to do. I'm glad you found something to be excited and passionate about so much so that you're going to grad school for it.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Haha, yes, I am happy to not be leaving the school bubble yet. :P

Yes! I started as a creative writing major and picked up math along the way. I really liked being at a liberal arts school because they give us so much freedom to explore lots of subjects. I'll miss my writing classes but I'm super excited for grad school in math!

[aoife-hime.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for liberal arts schools! I went to one myself and my life is so much better for it. I think it's pretty safe to say that it would have been nearly impossible to do a double major in biology and music at any other school and get out in four years. It's nice to hear other people's good experiences with them!

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

That's a really cool combination! :D