Guest blogger, Ada Ruzer ’11<\/p>\n
The other day a good friend of mine posted her Facebook status as: Only 96 days until graduation! Immediately, my heart started pounding, I became short of breath, and the room began to spin.<\/p>\n
Well okay, maybe I\u2019m exaggerating, but seeing that number and realizing that those 96 days include weekends and days I don\u2019t have class, made the reality of college coming to a close just that much more absurd.<\/p>\n
Despite my role as a Peer Advisor at Career and Employment Services, I, like the rest of the senior class, am still very much aware and subject to \u201cfuture\u201d freak outs. I am acutely aware of how quickly my time at Puget Sound is coming to a close and because of this I know that I need to make the most of these last three months, appreciate not only the place that I have grown to love, but also begin conceptualizing a more 9-5 oriented life.<\/p>\n
Remember that anxious feeling you had when you were waiting to hear back from colleges? It\u2019s the same kind of thing. Back then it seemed like nothing would ever be the same, the wait would never be over. Yet that letter came, we made our decisions, and we survived. We will survive this too. Four years later our problem solving skills are stronger, our vernacular more polished, and our potential strengthened by all of the activities and experiences we have been exposed to on and off campus. Rather than fall apart, take this time to sit down and think about what you want your life to look like\u2014at least during the next couple months\u2014remember your first job out of college is in no way your last!<\/p>\n