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I’ve done it. I’VE GRADUATED. I received my associate’s degree in journalism and I don’t feel any different. It doesn’t even feel like I am halfway done and it’s as if I still have 10 years of school to go.
When does it end? What can I do with my associate’s degree? Sure, I can work as a certified teacher for the Corpus Christi Diocese or perhaps even a substitute teacher for Corpus’ Independent School District, but let’s face it, if I decide to take jobs in any of those two choices, I would not gain the same level of respect as people older than me.
I don’t mean to boast, but I am far too young to even think about a real career in the “REAL” world. All I can do is brag about this degree, but when someone asks me what I am doing with it, I respond with “Nothing…still going to school.” Is that bad?
Obviously I have to continue with school because whether or not I want to it’s ultimately…my mother’s decision. She would kill me if I ever dropped out. No joke. If I go missing, you know whom to call.
I’m looking forward to continuing with school and to seeing what different things I will learn. However, I think I should be putting my degree to good use. This is probably a normal feeling, but it gets tiring when people approach me asking why I’m still here.
Well it’s simple – while I wait to go to a university, I have decided to start a second major in English literature. Some time in the VERY distant future, I would like to become a teacher of English Lit, and probably by then I will have the respect.
This summer has definitely been crazy and long. I took two government classes at the same time just so I could graduate by the end of the summer, and let me tell you, I am not ready for school to start, but alas we have started and I…AM…TIRED.
Was it worth it to stress myself out in what seemed to be the most stressful summer ever? Probably not – I could have waited and I probably could have graduated by the end of Fall 2009, but I made a promise to myself when I graduated from high school that I would get my associate degree in four semesters and I did it. I definitely feel accomplished, but now what do I do?
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