To say that I am a bit overwhelmed is an understatement.
But, that wouldn't be much of a blog, now would it?
For the past five years, I have been working toward finishing my online undergraduate (bachelor's) degree in Creative Writing and English. Though I originally started school in Austin, Texas in 2011, I dropped out after finishing my only semester there due to my mental health. I started back up again in 2019 after my roommates and I moved to Edinburg, Texas, after living in Fort Worth from 2015 to 2019.
Five years later, at 2:00 AM on December 21, 2024, I have finished.
Of course, I have to wait for my final discussion post, plus my replies to my peers, to be graded, but the legwork is done. I have, effectively, completed my undergrad degree.
The feeling I'm experiencing is odd to describe. A part of me is overwhelmed. Another is overjoyed. A third feels a bit of fear over what my future holds.
This has been such a huge part of my life for the past five years, and now it's just... over.
The last things that need to be done is the audit of my degree program, which has already begun. Once I officially "graduate," I will receive my diploma -- and it will be on to whatever comes next.
I still want to teach at some point (at the college level,) but that's a whole separate endeavor in itself, one I still have to research fully.
Anyhow, I just wanted to drop in here and share that piece of information, and to document it for my future self.
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