Final Blog

I think now that we only have one week and three days left is so exciting! We all worked so hard to get here and accomplished so much. This was my first college semester and it has been quite a ride. I got to figure out how much work is actually put in and how much you should be putting in to be passing or to understand the material. I had no clue how this would have went so I learned a lot about college courses. When I decided to go Post Secondary, I didn't know how I was going to handle it all, and I certainly didn't know what to expect from the teachers, other students, and the homework. I wanted to go Post Secondary mostly because I wanted to get away from high school. Lately, high school has just not been my thing. I am so glad I got this opprotunity and got to experience a little of the college life before I go off and be a complete college kid with a high school diploma.

Now that this semester is almost over, I got to register for next semester's classes. I like these Post Secondary classes so much I decided I'm going to do it once more before I graduate. Next fall I'll be taking three classes with RCTC. I've been trying to take the classes that will be basic credits to get out of the way once I go onto get my Associate's Degree. I change my mind all the time about what I want to do once I get to college, and recently I changed it again. I hope to have my own photography business. I've been taking pictures and editing them on my own time for years, and I get positive feedback from friends and family. I've also won a few photography contests.

I've been to a few college visits, and one that stood out to me was the Dakota County Technical College, and if I were to go there I would go for my Associate's in Photography. I've also been to Ridgewater College, but at the moment I have my mind set on DCTC. They were all so kind when I was there for the visit and showed us everything that I would be seeing as a student there in that particular program. I'm scared yet terrified for my future. I wonder how I will survive once I move out and start my life without Mom and Dad, but hopefully they will always be there to help me when I need them.