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Now with graduation out of the way, I have a few months before I start off with another chapter of my life. But let me say first that I've finally graduated! I wish my GPA were higher, but you get what you earn, and I know I could have studied a lot more for tests and classes than I had, but it was overconfidence and procrastination that got in the way most times.
Some classes didn't even feel like I was doing hard work because they were fun to work on, but it was also challenging when the answers weren't right in your face. It was college anyway, and you learn how to search what you're looking for, unless your professor is really that bad and you can't understand the material at all, but I digress. The professors that I had knew the material well for the subjects that they were teaching, aside from a Work Life Stress class since it was her first time teaching the course, but I still had learned a few things from it.
This entry wasn't supposed to be all about my college studies though. It was about what I was going to do afterwards, and that is going to Korea! I've already had it in my mind to travel overseas after I had graduated from college. The two things that are holding me back from doing what I want to do are time and money. Time not as much now because I'm working a job when I can work whenever I can, but I know that's going to change and I shouldn't slack off with that. I was looking up internships that I could take, but some of them didn't seem like they were for pay, so I was weary about taking up any of them.
Teaching English in Korea was an option for me, so was joining the military. Teaching English in Korea seemed like a more reachable option for me to take (mainly because I'm not fit enough to join the military. currently), so I went with it, and I hopefully start in November once I have all of my documents in! It's an exciting job to look forward to, and for everyone who knows about it, they all said that they were excited for me as well and heard from other people that it's going to be a rewarding experience. I already agree with them.
This isn't my life-long goal though, to be a teacher. I had considered being a teacher before but I know it's something that I might want to do just for a few years or so. At this point, I do know I want to go to graduate school, but I still don't know what I want to study. I still should keep in mind the things I need for the application such as letters of recommendation and things like that, and I have heard of post-bac programs that I might want to look into too and this time hopefully talk to the professors more. It might be something I'd have to worry about in the future, but it's better to be prepared, right?
Some classes didn't even feel like I was doing hard work because they were fun to work on, but it was also challenging when the answers weren't right in your face. It was college anyway, and you learn how to search what you're looking for, unless your professor is really that bad and you can't understand the material at all, but I digress. The professors that I had knew the material well for the subjects that they were teaching, aside from a Work Life Stress class since it was her first time teaching the course, but I still had learned a few things from it.
This entry wasn't supposed to be all about my college studies though. It was about what I was going to do afterwards, and that is going to Korea! I've already had it in my mind to travel overseas after I had graduated from college. The two things that are holding me back from doing what I want to do are time and money. Time not as much now because I'm working a job when I can work whenever I can, but I know that's going to change and I shouldn't slack off with that. I was looking up internships that I could take, but some of them didn't seem like they were for pay, so I was weary about taking up any of them.
Teaching English in Korea was an option for me, so was joining the military. Teaching English in Korea seemed like a more reachable option for me to take (mainly because I'm not fit enough to join the military. currently), so I went with it, and I hopefully start in November once I have all of my documents in! It's an exciting job to look forward to, and for everyone who knows about it, they all said that they were excited for me as well and heard from other people that it's going to be a rewarding experience. I already agree with them.
This isn't my life-long goal though, to be a teacher. I had considered being a teacher before but I know it's something that I might want to do just for a few years or so. At this point, I do know I want to go to graduate school, but I still don't know what I want to study. I still should keep in mind the things I need for the application such as letters of recommendation and things like that, and I have heard of post-bac programs that I might want to look into too and this time hopefully talk to the professors more. It might be something I'd have to worry about in the future, but it's better to be prepared, right?