Reflections
Today was the last day of classes and for all intensive purposes the last day of my college career. Next semester I will only have 2 classes and they are only 2 credits a piece. Snowy days always put me in a reflective mood and today is no different. I thought I would take the time to reflect on this past semester and hopefully come up with more highlights than lowlights.
Highlight: Bible study with Pioneer freshmen. Going into the semester I was NOT planning on leading Bible study nor had the desire to. Yet God has a funny way of working things for the good of those who love Him. Over and over again this semester I have been encouraged by the people in my study- by their faith, by their dedication, and by their desire to know God more.
Lowlight: Group projects. This semester's projects have been horrible, all the projects that I undertook turned out to be very different from my expectations. My nonprofit project sponsor turned out to be very lame and my IDSc project made me feel unethical at times. It's funny because prior to this semester I have always had wonderful group project experiences and relished our group's accomplishments. Yet this semester, I feel the work that I have done is mediocre at best. Often times, group meetings seemed to have more frustrations than accomplishments.
Highlight: Meeting new people from classes and getting reacquainted with old ones. I went out yesterday with my management class to the Corner Bar and it was super fun relaxing and getting to know some of the people in my class better. I also went to Holidazzle for the first time in a few years and was a whiteboard for Halloween.
Lowlight: My schedule. This semester I only took 14 credits yet I felt more busy this semester than in previous years.
Highlight: Chinese Politics and Strategic management. I learned a lot from both classes and both classes challenged me in very different ways. I got to see life through the other side of the world (literally and metaphorically) and learned how to analyze and strategize better.
Lowlight: I went through a break up during a really busy part of the semester, which is not so good for the stress level.
Highlight: My increased stress level has made me loose 5 pounds this semester.
Highlight: I started an internship at General Mills and got to meet some really great people, work at a company that I would like to have a career with, and made some extra cash. I also accepted an offer to work in Chanhassen next summer and am looking forward to meeting more people and building relationships with my coworkers.
Lowlight: I will probably gain the weight back and then some when at Chanhassen. Also, I am often very bored at work, although hopefully not for long.
Highlight: I learned more about myself- from my selfishness to my need for a purpose in life.
I think this semester was a success. I give it a 7 out of 10.
Highlight: Bible study with Pioneer freshmen. Going into the semester I was NOT planning on leading Bible study nor had the desire to. Yet God has a funny way of working things for the good of those who love Him. Over and over again this semester I have been encouraged by the people in my study- by their faith, by their dedication, and by their desire to know God more.
Lowlight: Group projects. This semester's projects have been horrible, all the projects that I undertook turned out to be very different from my expectations. My nonprofit project sponsor turned out to be very lame and my IDSc project made me feel unethical at times. It's funny because prior to this semester I have always had wonderful group project experiences and relished our group's accomplishments. Yet this semester, I feel the work that I have done is mediocre at best. Often times, group meetings seemed to have more frustrations than accomplishments.
Highlight: Meeting new people from classes and getting reacquainted with old ones. I went out yesterday with my management class to the Corner Bar and it was super fun relaxing and getting to know some of the people in my class better. I also went to Holidazzle for the first time in a few years and was a whiteboard for Halloween.
Lowlight: My schedule. This semester I only took 14 credits yet I felt more busy this semester than in previous years.
Highlight: Chinese Politics and Strategic management. I learned a lot from both classes and both classes challenged me in very different ways. I got to see life through the other side of the world (literally and metaphorically) and learned how to analyze and strategize better.
Lowlight: I went through a break up during a really busy part of the semester, which is not so good for the stress level.
Highlight: My increased stress level has made me loose 5 pounds this semester.
Highlight: I started an internship at General Mills and got to meet some really great people, work at a company that I would like to have a career with, and made some extra cash. I also accepted an offer to work in Chanhassen next summer and am looking forward to meeting more people and building relationships with my coworkers.
Lowlight: I will probably gain the weight back and then some when at Chanhassen. Also, I am often very bored at work, although hopefully not for long.
Highlight: I learned more about myself- from my selfishness to my need for a purpose in life.
I think this semester was a success. I give it a 7 out of 10.
posted by chen at 1:10 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Chen,
I love when you misphrase things. It is endearing.... Just fyi the "intensive purposes" should be "intents and purposes." Maybe you'll get mad at me for pointing that out, but I actually prefer when people tell me things like that so I can correct it.
Yep,
Jordan
Damn strait strategic management was a highlight! That class rocked my socks off. I was speachless the entire time - so much that it prevented me from participating in class discussions. I hope Souder could see the look of astonishment on face at all moments and understand why I wasn't participating. I just finished my last final one hour ago! Finals week is officially over, but I wasn't. And guess what? We never went to OCB. I can't believe it. I am going to AZ through dec 31, but we should go for sure when I get back. I'll email you and hopefully we can work something out!
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