Class of 2009…Class of 2013…Class of 2015…
After you say them enough, they all begin to roll off the tongue. While these years may mean little to you, for me, they represent graduation years—high school, undergrad, Master’s…the list could continue for quite a while. The years also symbolize change, something present in everyone’s life on the eve of a new year, particularly for current seniors.
My advice:
BE OPEN
BE PREPARED
BE EXCITED
Open to the many new experiences headed your way, some of which you may have never considered participating in.
Prepared for all that has yet to come and for the events you have yet to finish. Before the college journey begins…finals, admission decisions, prom… (GRADUATION!)… all remain.
Excited because here you finally are—on the brink of a novel environment—closing the chapter of elementary, middle & high school…progressing to another stage of your life.
Be all of these things and ultimately, be ready for change.
So here I am, back in Arkansas for Christmas break. I exchanged a 78o climate for 37o weather. I’m back at my job at Steinmart, greeting customers and bagging purchases. Once again, surrounded by family and familiar friends. But now it’s different. I’m different. Still myself but with subtle adjustments. In fact, I realized that college may be a guide in becoming more “me”.
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly…”
–Henri Bergson
So, as you finish up senior year in the next few months and Fall 2010 becomes more of a present reality, keep who you are in mind, but also be willing to change…to mature…to progress…