Anxious

Happy Monday!
Right now is just the time of year when I feel so anxious! There is so much going on. It's crazy!

There are 8 days of school left. EIGHT! I need to get studying for finals... in only 5 days!
I have 2 concerts and 2 rehearsals for band and orchestra in the next three days. On top of that, a speech, final review packets, and a couple of tests. I just keep telling myself, just keep swimming...

My favorite movie! (;

Overall, racing and eating healthier has been going really well. I'm running 5 days a week, with longer 5 mile runs. It's great! (: I'm hoping to run a sub-30 minute 5k one of these days. I'm getting closer!


Right now, I am anxious about school-but what is strange is that I am even more anxious about summer!

You see, I have applied 8 places and haven't heard back from ANYWHERE! There is one place that I am really hoping for, and they are specifically looking for people my age, but it's been 3 (business) days and I haven't heard back yet.
If I get this job, I will gain experience and I will have lots of spending money, and I will have a very productive summer.
On the other hand.. If I don't get this job, I will be able to do summer Cross Country camp. I can also attend a leadership camp that I have been looking forward to for months. I might be able to participate in a few Diabetes Clinical Trials (which I love!)

So pretty much, either way, I'm going to be disappointed, but also happy. I guess I just have to wait and see....


Have a great week. Happy almost summer! (:

-Emily

College.

Happy Wednesday! How was your day?

Today I missed most of my classes because I attended a program called Attainable Futures. It was quite interesting, and today we talked about goal setting. I met many people and I know it will be a great networking opportunity as well as a way to learn more about myself and my dreams.

Coincidentally, there were 10 college letters in my mailbox when I got home!

College??

COLLEGE??

I'm only a sophmore! I have two more years of high school!

While it seems like a long ways away, I know the next two years will go by very quickly, and I am SO EXCITED for the ability to finally have a choice in my education. It's a very big decision, and I think about it more than most kids my age do. I'm constantly researching universities, and I have even done a college visit! There are so many factors involved in the decision, I want to make sure that I find someplace I will love and will lead me to a good job (or, with my current plan, into grad school!)

What is my plan? Obviously I'm not old enough to know what I'm going to do for the rest of my life, but I have a goal. I am quite interested in becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist. I want to help people communicate, that's a passion of mine. When I was little, I saw a speech path a few times and she corrected my speaking (r-sounds!), and I read many blogs about speech pathology, but my experience is limited. I am going to job shadow in April and I am really looking forward to discovering just what happens in the normal day of a speech pathologist!! (:  

Where did you go to college-and how did you choose? 

How did you decide what you wanted to go into- and did you stick with your chosen career path?

Do you or someone you know work as a speech-language pathologist? What are the best and worst parts of your job?