An End And A Beginning

I know the title is a little cryptic but bear with me people. This particular post is going to veer off the "child" aspect and go more towards the "adolescence" aspect. In this post I want to talk to you all about my last week as a freshman at San Francisco State University because this is my last post that I am required to do for school. You heard me right I'm done! Now this isn't to say I won't be continuing to create blogs, it just means I will no longer have to follow a specific set of criteria in my posts. I will now have the absolute freedom to write about whatever I want. I will be able to be more opinionated, for those of you who don't feel my blog is very personal, and I will be able to switch my topics if I so chose too. However I don't think I will. So, let's move on to my hectic life as a 19 year old finishing her first year in college.

Finals Week

There's not much to say about the last week of school except it is probably the most stressful time in every student's life. Finals week is incredibly tiring and I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I say we all go a little crazy during this last week of school. Depending on your classes and the times when your teacher's schedule their finals it can either be the worst week of your life, or in my case, the best. Thankfully none of my classes had what I would consider real finals. In my biology class I just took a normal 100 point test, in my biology lab I took a 25 question test that was mostly multiple choice and true/false, talk about easy. Then there was my critical thinking class, all I had to do in that class was debate for about 45 minutes. In my government I did a take home essay that we got a week in advance. My last "final" for the school year is for my english class. For this final I have to finish 10 blog posts (this one is lucky number 10) and present a satire piece that I have yet to start. What can I say, procrastination is the only thing you really learn in college, but don't tell my parents that!

Stress

Since we are on the topic of finals and tests let's talk about stress. Stress can be positive, keeping us alert and ready to avoid danger. However stress can becomes negative when a person faces continuous challenges without relief or relaxation between challenges. As a result, the person becomes overworked and stress-related tension builds. This is why it is important for students during finals week to find ways to relieve stress. So although many of us think it's a good idea to have all night study sessions it's really not. Take breaks every now and again, get some sleep, watch a little Netflix (a college student's best friend and worse enemy) and most importantly, don't worry so much. You'll do fine! 

A New Chapter

This is the end of my academic blog, it has been fun and difficult but I'm ver glad that I did it. Over the summer I plan on continuing with this blog but some of you will notice it might be written in a different voice. So goodbye for now, and thank you for all of your support!