Twenty credits. Here they are:
PHIL 472: Axiomatic Set Theory
PHIL 460: Philosophy of Science
PHIL 120: Intro. to Logic
AAS 308: Basic Tagalog
I can’t wait for 472 myself; I’ve been clamoring for math for a while, and though this isn’t in the math department, it will have to do for now.
This is going to be my final quarter in college as well.
As much as I want to start working, I also want to keep going in college… but I think this is just me being a bit sentimental about a period of time which I won’t be able to live through again.
My college career was filled with a lot of uncertainties and doubts, as well as a lot of slacking after working hard for a year or two. I learned a few extremely good lessons, things which ultimately turned my life from being asocial to being much more social, and then I learned more things which subdued my demeanor quite a bit. But overall, I’ve learned a lot about myself over these past five years (and I’ve learned a lot, of course, from my classes), and I wouldn’t give up these five years for anything. I’m sure everyone who has been through college would say the same thing about the whole experience.
The truth of the matter is, I totally lost myself almost two years ago or so. Before that, I was an extremely nerdy kid who spent all of his time on homework and didn’t know any better about how to socialize. I eventually learned how to socialize, went into my first relationship, then I’ve started to downspiral following the breakup. I honestly think that that was my watershed moment, where I honestly started to give some thought about who I was, what I was doing, and what was actually important in life. I was already trying to change myself before getting into my first relationship, but after getting hit with what seemed like a ton of bricks at the time, I was wondering if this sort of change was actually something that was mostly genuine. And I think, now, all of this changing, thinking about my life, etc. has culminated into me getting back into what I used to do: doing crap with computers. I’ve also learned to welcome back my old self and cherish it. This is probably why I’m clamoring to get out of college: because I know, now, exactly what I love doing.
But I also have some lingering regrets, which, when combined with my sentiments about these past five years, shows a somewhat better picture as to why I want to stay in college. For instance, I failed A LOT of math classes because I both didn’t have the intellectual drive to actually put in the hours of work required for the classes, and I also wasn’t in the right place in my life at that time. If I had time and money, I would absolutely love to stay in college and retake those classes now that I have a little bit more clarity in my life. I also regret the worst quality about me, which is my laziness; I loved the subjects, but I had no tenacity when it came down to actually doing the work. And that, I think, was also what killed me in my college career.
In any case, I’m going to miss college. I’ve learned a lot in my courses, finally found a solid starting point for the rest of my life, and I’ve made a lot of good friends as well.
Two and a half more months until I’m out of this joint!