Graduated High School: Now What?

After many long years, I have finally reached that point where I have no more of that “free” public education to attend.  At one point in time, reaching this point was when an individual went and joined the workforce and became part of the “real world.”  However, I won’t be able to become part of the “real world” yet because I have to attend college.  For me there wasn’t really a choice in the matter.  In fact, over 95% of the people graduating from my high school are continuing on to a college education of some sort.  I also am the child of two highly educated parents who wouldn’t consider any option other than their child attending a four year university.  At this point a higher education seems like the best option for me, but it is entirely possible that I feel that way only because something said enough times becomes true.

While the primary focus of my life for the next four years may be set, there are a lot of other decisions I’ll be making.  To start, I have around eight weeks of summer vacation to use however I decide.  I’ll be using this first week to set some goals for myself.  I’ll definitely want to set goals in the broad categories fitness, career, and hobbies.  I’ll also have some other obvious things to take care of such as packing all of my belongings, and getting rid of the excess.

As I look over my classes for the fall, I see that I have a lot of my plate.  I’m told I’ll have to do a lot more studying than I’m used to.  Even on my busiest day, it looks like I’ll be spending less time in class than I did in high school.  I think I’ll like this better because less time will be wasted, which is all the additional time spent in high school really was.  Overall, I’m ready to go, but I’ll have to wait until August.  I’ll share more details when I have them.