My senior year of college has officially started!!! When
initially confronted with the idea of being a senior over the summer, I was
slightly terrified…Okay, maybe slightly is the wrong word. Truth is I woke up
on Convocation and started to panic but as the day continued, I started to
think of everything I have accomplished and the day turned out more than okay.
While at college, I have been able to create an incredibly
close group of friends—some of which have graduated but I am still close to. I
have managed to do four complete years of classes in seven semesters instead of
eight, and have not only grown by being academically challenged—can anyone say
Organic Chemistry—but also had my foundation of dreams shaken. At times been a
difficult process it has been worth every moment…Well, I could have lived
without the Mono, but that is a different story.
My college likes traditions. Founded in 1837 and the being
the first all women’s college we are bound to have some traditions. For
instance: every class year gets a particular mascot and color. I am a green
griffin! So, at Convocation—a gathering of the whole school the day before
classes start—all the students dress up in their school color. I made an
awesome Kermit the Frog hat and with my fellow seniors marched into the
Amphitheater. There was tons of laughter, yelling, screaming, and joy. As I sat
with my class, I realized I am so much strong than I will ever know and that Mount
Holyoke College has been a great home for me. Well, it is time for more
homework.
