Late night thoughts on senior year…

After turning in my last assignments of the semester today, I was left with a feeling of foreboding. This has never happened before and the sense of relief I usually feel at this point has yet to emerge. This winter break is going to be very stress-free except for my GRE which I will be taking on January 11. I wish I could say I'm excited to take that test because it will be the last standardized test I have to take in my life but alas the preparation for it is going to be hell on earth. Therefore I don't feel like this winter break is going to feel like a break at all. I feel that January 20 is going to sneak up on me and my last semester as an undergraduate well begin all too soon. Still I am able to reflect right now on everything I've accomplished and how far I've come. I find it hard to believe that my education journey is a mere year and a half from being over. I never thought these moments would come, but I embrace them with the weary soul of someone who has spent the past almost 18 years of her life in school.