Exams are over! Club soccer is done! The job search is dwindling! And I’m finally home for Christmas..
Yes, this highly anticipated break will be unique in many ways. After quite the stressful semester, I finally get time to relax. Contrary to popular belief, your 1st semester 4th year is not all fun and games (well – for most of us, that is). This semester was grueling, as club soccer was in full swing, my classes were demanding, and the job search continued, and continued, and continued some more.
The club soccer season was a successful one with a disappointing finale. We made it to the finals of Regionals and lost to Vanderbilt. We played a great tournament and fought through injuries and really showed well. We rallied the following weekend and took an injury-woed team down to Clemson, South Carolina. We advanced to the semi-finals before losing to VT (don’t’ worry – we beat them in the semi’s of Regionals!). With our success in the two tournaments and season play, we earned a bid to Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. While everyone was healthy and ready to go, we came out and lost our first game at Nationals 6-3 – such a disappointing showing against a team we would have beaten on most days. We needed a 3-0 win to stay alive and advance against Weber State (National Champs from 2002) and were only able to pull off a 1-0 victory. Needless to say, the season was still phenomenal. We had great chemistry within the team and had a blast playing and hanging out together.
Classes weren’t as easy come 4th semester either. While my grades actually ended up being decent, I was in several rough Computer Engineering courses that demanded a lot of time and work. Next semester looks promising, however, as I’m only in one Computer Engineering course and my thesis course – my other classes are Personal Finance, Materials that Shape Civilization (gut), and Drama 202 Intro to Acting and Directing. Click here to view my schedule.
And alas, the job search. While I haven’t made my official decision yet, I’m nearing close to it and will have it made right after Christmas. While the search was grueling, time consuming, and at times a bit annoying – it’s worked out well. It gave me the opportunity to talk with many different people, assess different companies and industries, and determine what I want to do when I graduate and what type of company I want to work for. I’ll happily be posting when I make my official decision next week, as I’m thrilled with it (and for the search to be done!).
Next semester will be amazing, starting off with Rush and I’m sure never slowing down..