I am a 21 year old junior at SNC. I come from a family of 5, and I am the middle child. My older sister is just finishing graduate school at Central Michigan, while my younger sister is sweet sixteen and enjoying her junior year of high school. The three of us are all graduating at the same time. One from high school, one from graduate school, and me, from St. Norbert. I have lived my whole life in "da U.P., eh", and for those of you who don't know, that's the Upper Peninsula (Escanaba) of Michigan. I am a member of a great sorority, Theta Phi, and I love to enjoy life. My hobbies include, music, reading, watching the Cubs and the Packers, and hanging out with my friends and family. I am also a newlywed, which is incredibly untraditional here, but it's an exciting new chapter in my life :)

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Weighing out my Options

02/27/08 at 09:47:41 am

There are so many decisions to make in life. I know how hard it is to come up with a major - after all, it is something we are going to have to deal with the rest of our lives. I think that's what scares me about deciding on one! :)
I think I'm sticking with business though. To me, you can pretty much do anything with that major. I'm working at a bank right now and I really love it. Everyone there is wonderful, fun, and really makes work enjoyable. I also am really enjoying my accounting class right now, which is another possibility. I wouldn't mind being an accountant- accounting seems like a puzzle to me. I also love love love to sing. It's something I'm very passionate about. However, realistically, there aren't any careers out there for people who love to sing unless you are either FANTASTIC or you want to teach. While I'm good, I don't think I am as awesome as it takes to make a career out of, and I already discovered I don't want to teach (one of my many majors)! So what in world do I want to do? Today? I want to go to law school. I'm very passionate about law as well and I think I would enjoy it because I want to help people. But on the other hand, do I really want to spend three more years at school, and move away from the area? Am I prepared to study study study for three more years? Can I afford it? Can I get in to any law schools? I guess we'll just have to see. For now, I think I'll take it day by day :)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

02/18/08 at 11:16:48 am

Wow! I cannot believe all of this snow! It kind of feels like I'm living in the U.P. all over again!
Anyway, I hope the second semester of this year is treating everyone well. It's amazing to me how fast college actually goes. I feel like I just started, but the time just flies by (although, not when studying for exams, doing homework, etc.)!!!
I'm currently finishing the last semester of my junior year, and as you probably read, am majoring in business with a minor in music. Right after Christmas, I spent my Barnes and Noble gift certificate on (drum roll please...) an LSAT book. Horrible, I know, but I really want to be prepared for when I take the LSAT. As I'm looking through the book I got, I get really excited about my future. This part of my life is so strange to me because I have so many options. I guess I didn't expect all the possibilities that I could encounter while going through college. It's almost like being on top of a mountain. You can see everything around you. It's like you own everything you stand upon. You are powerful, confident, and excited to have made it to the top. As I get near the top of my mountain, I am starting to get excited about what I might see. What will the future hold for me.. and for you too? As you get near the top of your mountain, I hope you are proud of yourselves. It's such a stressful, tough journey, and once you make it, it will all be worth it. Don't let yourself stop climbing, keep pushing yourself even when it gets tough. The view of all your possibilities is going to surpass the climb.