The other day, I realized that I've been in college longer than I was in high school. Of course, this isn't unusual, because I think it takes on average 6 years to get a bachelor's degree.
It's weird to me, because it seems like high school took F O R E V E R. My journey through my university has certainly flown by. So what have I gained in the process? I'll attempt to put it down in a list. Here goes:
1. I've learned that one of my favorite movies of all time is
The Road Home. Thanks, creative arts!
2. I've learned that GDP means gross domestic product. Thanks, Econ 1500! (that's probably the only thing I took away from that class)
3. I've learned that USU has a ton of weird, obscure, useless, money-making rules. Don't even get me started on the math placement test. And I didn't even have to take it, thank goodness!
4. I've learned that I really love the arts and music department.
5. I've learned that going to the free homecoming movie on campus is a good way to date your future husband.
6. I learned that you really don't learn anything in high school. Either that, or what you've learned just gets replaced with new stuff. In fact, the only thing I remember about my high school government class is that our teacher made us do a survey comparing education to political party preference and told us that the more educated someone is, the more of a chance it is that they are Republican. Obviously, this bothered me so much that I remembered it and I still do! (And I'm not a Democrat!) moving on...
7. I've learned that no matter how old someone is, there are still people who will pick their nose and eat it, pick scabs and eat it, and lift up a cheek and fart--all in class. No comment.
8. I've grasped a better understanding of how government agencies work thanks to my reporting classes.
9. I've learned just how lazy I could become--I really do love learning, but not necessarily going to my boring generals everyday.
10. I learned that it is so much fun to make new friends and the students on campus really do rock. When I managed to get out of my shell most days, I made new friends. And I love them!
Some memorable moments:
1. One day of a new semester, I lost my schedule of classes. I managed to faintly remember where my class was, and sat down. It was supposed to be an oceanography class. I sat down and listened to a 50-minute lecture of intense physics, and I was scared TO DEATH. The professor didn't mention anything about the ocean, but for some reason I thought it was the right class and I knew there was no way I could ever pass. Then I ran into a friend in the TSC immediately after, and he informed me that I was indeed in the wrong class because he was in my oceanography class too. Then he laughed for about ten minutes.
2. I'll always miss (but not really) the campus preacher who yelled in my ear several times on the way to class. Stirring up controversy, bashing my religion, and telling me that I didn't need to follow the Word of Wisdom, that's a good way to convert people! Interesting to have on campus, but I can live the rest of my life without seeing him and I think I'll be okay.
3. The various amounts of people I've seen smear themselves on the pavement in a serious of wipeouts. There was the girl who fell down Old Main stairs that almost pulled her pants down, the guy who almost drilled me on his long board then proceded to get launched off his board and into a huge bush, the girl who attempted to walk down the steepest sidewalk just off campus that was covered in a huge sheet of ice--and barely made it out alive, the girl who was walking down a steep sidewalk on Old Main in stilettos that rolled her ankle and launched herself down the hill, and who can forget the time I went marching into the fine arts building when it was wet and snowy, and slipped and yelped at the same time. Thankfully, I managed not to fall, but everyone certainly turned around and stared.
4. I had a class with a fellow Bear Laker, and it was always hard for me to attend. He was a perfect student and always made it to class. My teacher had an attendance rule where she would call out random names to answer questions every class, and if you were there, you got your attendance points for the whole semester. She would only call out our names once. I struggled to go to class, and luckily I was there on the day she called my name. My friend was 5 minutes late to class one day, and she called his name in that period of time so he didn't get his attendance points. It was a travesty! But I couldn't help but snicker at the irony of it all.
I'm going to have to keep thinking of more, but I know there are many. So I guess this will be an on-going post.
I'm going to miss USU.
P.S. Do you like my new banner? :)
