2008 Woodie Awards
Countdown to the rest of your life
By Kristina Aylward
Last Updated:2:41 AM EST 4/8/08 Section: Lifestyles
Senior year; we have all been holding our breath for it. Now that it has finally arrived, it's as if all that air that's been held in comes whooshing out in one sweep. Now that seniors are not so worried about classes, future plans have entered into the equation.
No more fighting for a computer to register for classes every semester and no making sure you get a prime spot in the residence halls.
Instead Monster.com, graduate school, apartment hunting and the overwhelming fear of 'out there' has become a reality. Speaking with several seniors, their plans were all different, everyone with a different path to follow outside the bubble of St. John Fisher College.
Lindsay Tymkin, an Education major, has a plan mapped out. "After graduation I will be working at Boces No. 1, at the Lois E. Bird School as a teacher's aide until June, then hopefully through the summer," she said. "I will be putting my applications out to other districts and subbing if and when I can. Next fall, I hope to still be working at Boces and starting my Masters in Literacy and continue my search for a teaching job."
Laura Dever, an English major, is celebrating her acceptance into the University of Rochester as a graduate student in their Mental Health Counseling program.
"It's a two year program," Dever said. "I hope to be certified in about three years."
Many students are feeling the pressure to make the most of their new adventures. Some, however feel that they could use a little more assistance before entering into the job force.
"I feel like I have to go on with my education because I don't feel as though I am prepared enough to go out into the real world and be as successful as a four year degree used to make people," Dever said.
Tymkin feels similar pressure, "It's exciting to know that I am graduating college," she said. "I never thought it would come as fast as it has. But then I think now I have to become an adult and go out in the real world and find a job and that is a little scary."
No more fighting for a computer to register for classes every semester and no making sure you get a prime spot in the residence halls.
Instead Monster.com, graduate school, apartment hunting and the overwhelming fear of 'out there' has become a reality. Speaking with several seniors, their plans were all different, everyone with a different path to follow outside the bubble of St. John Fisher College.
Lindsay Tymkin, an Education major, has a plan mapped out. "After graduation I will be working at Boces No. 1, at the Lois E. Bird School as a teacher's aide until June, then hopefully through the summer," she said. "I will be putting my applications out to other districts and subbing if and when I can. Next fall, I hope to still be working at Boces and starting my Masters in Literacy and continue my search for a teaching job."
Laura Dever, an English major, is celebrating her acceptance into the University of Rochester as a graduate student in their Mental Health Counseling program.
"It's a two year program," Dever said. "I hope to be certified in about three years."
Many students are feeling the pressure to make the most of their new adventures. Some, however feel that they could use a little more assistance before entering into the job force.
"I feel like I have to go on with my education because I don't feel as though I am prepared enough to go out into the real world and be as successful as a four year degree used to make people," Dever said.
Tymkin feels similar pressure, "It's exciting to know that I am graduating college," she said. "I never thought it would come as fast as it has. But then I think now I have to become an adult and go out in the real world and find a job and that is a little scary."
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