Every summer of college, I’ve taken an online class. Do I need to? No. But it made the transition into the new school year in the fall (hello 11:59 pm deadlines) much easier. The two-month breaks in high school were enough to throw me off track, so I knew the three-month college summers would probably be worse. This summer, I decided to knock out my final Econ credit, a class that I knew I would be fighting myself to physically show up to every day had I taken it in the fall. I also had the opportunity to get class credit for my internship by practically just writing about what I’ve done. Easy peasy!
But between moving out one week and in another, squeezing in all of my hometown appointments, keeping up with AMA exec duties, taking two classes, working a 9-5 at an ad agency, AND trying to keep a social life – I am ~ exhausted! Quite the summer break!
The people I’ve met and connections I’ve made at the GBG agencies this summer have been so special. Saying “see you later” to people I spoke to 5+ days a week for 9 weeks was not easy! But they all urged me to – seriously – enjoy this last year of school. There will never be another year like this upcoming year for the rest of my life. I will never have so little amount of assignments to complete by the end of each day and week (maybe when I retire!). I will never be in Athens every single Saturday for months straight, cheering on the Dawgs with some of my favorite people (we’ll try!). I’ll never be able to send my dad the “rent reminder” text 5 days before the first of the month (lucky you!). There are a lot of really special things about this next year that I am trying not to already mourn.
That being said, I am so happy to spend the next year continuing to learn, to grow both personally and intellectually, and honing in on just the right path for me. I am excited to get back to my smaller, freelance projects. BUT – I do want to share that I may not be taking on as heavy a load as this past year!
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