Cards for Any Graduate

It's hard to believe that I will be graduation from college soon. I could count the days down, but I won't. I want to relish each last moment I have as an undergrad. These last four years have gone by so quickly. I've met so many great people. I've lived in so many different places - from the dorms, to an off-campus apartment, to back home, and finally in a foreign country. I've done extra-curriculars, in the form of yearbook. I've pulled countless "all-nighters." I've learned so much about film and media, digital art, French; and out of the textbook, life.

My grades may reflect my ability to perform academically; however, they will not show how much material I will remember. My view on school and learning has always been, since the beginning of college, about the process of learning. I view college as the process in which a student prepares oneself mentally so that he or she may be ready to take on the real world. Elementary, middle, and high schools may do the same; however, I see these schools as institutions that primarily focus on the memorization of facts. College to me is a mental workout that forces a student to think critically and consequently form the mind to view the world in a much more different way.

Coming from the school of humanities, this may just be me. The sciences may take a different approach since the memorization of facts and formulas are essential to understanding major concepts. I mean you need to memorize a lot in order to be a doctor, a chemist, or any other science related occupation.

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Anyway, today I had a little get together with a couple high school friends, one being my neighbor. We went to California Pizza Kitchen and we had some delicious pizza! yum yum. Afterwards, we walked around the mall for a while, and then we went to Natalie's place to have some hot chocolate and other beverages, while the other beverages were not in the initial plan. haha. Fun times.