Resolve!
So the year is over. Hoorah! I mean, it's 2007. I graduate this year. I didn't make any resolutions. I feel that you shouldn't need New Year's Eve to make a promise to yourself, although to many people it is helpful to have a set date like that.
For a long time I've been excited about going to college, and I still am. It struck me recently that it's very hard to tell just what college will be like before you actually dive in there, and one of the scariest feelings is to have all of your expectations thrown out the window in one sweeping blow. It's a bit intimidating, sure, but I am not going to let that stop me from getting in there and getting all I can out of the situation.
A few weeks ago in the Intro to Sociology class I'm taking, our teacher got on a bit of a rant about how there are so few majors left in college that don't pigeonhole you into one career. He believes that you should not be restricted by that threat when choosing what to study. He actually teaches history but majored in sociology at Rutgers, as well as a few other places. For a long time I've wanted to do something with psychology, and people keep telling me about "all the doors it leaves open for you". Then again, I'm really interested in philosophy, which is a much more restricted area to study, but I believe it may just yield much more personally satisfying results, at least for me. I guess I'll see when that conundrum presents itself.
I don't know what to expect out of this new year. I suppose... I want fulfillment in my actions. I want to say that I did all I needed to do, maybe even all I wanted to do as well. I really want to be able to really connect with some people. It's not like I don't connect with anybody, just not to the level or the extent that is desirable. You don't need to ask me about this. Really. It's just an observation. But I think that would be my one wish for at least the end of my senior year. It'd be pretty nice. I'll see what I can do to make that happen.
This could be very interesting or very, very dull. I'll push for the former. I'll pull some strings.
For a long time I've been excited about going to college, and I still am. It struck me recently that it's very hard to tell just what college will be like before you actually dive in there, and one of the scariest feelings is to have all of your expectations thrown out the window in one sweeping blow. It's a bit intimidating, sure, but I am not going to let that stop me from getting in there and getting all I can out of the situation.
A few weeks ago in the Intro to Sociology class I'm taking, our teacher got on a bit of a rant about how there are so few majors left in college that don't pigeonhole you into one career. He believes that you should not be restricted by that threat when choosing what to study. He actually teaches history but majored in sociology at Rutgers, as well as a few other places. For a long time I've wanted to do something with psychology, and people keep telling me about "all the doors it leaves open for you". Then again, I'm really interested in philosophy, which is a much more restricted area to study, but I believe it may just yield much more personally satisfying results, at least for me. I guess I'll see when that conundrum presents itself.
I don't know what to expect out of this new year. I suppose... I want fulfillment in my actions. I want to say that I did all I needed to do, maybe even all I wanted to do as well. I really want to be able to really connect with some people. It's not like I don't connect with anybody, just not to the level or the extent that is desirable. You don't need to ask me about this. Really. It's just an observation. But I think that would be my one wish for at least the end of my senior year. It'd be pretty nice. I'll see what I can do to make that happen.
This could be very interesting or very, very dull. I'll push for the former. I'll pull some strings.