My Last Semester in College

Today is our enrollment day for the second semester of the Academic Year 2021-2022 and it is also my last semester in my college life because I'm in my 4th year now.

To be honest, I am quite nervous about this semester, like how I always am at every start of a new semester, but this time, I am more anxious because just like what I have said, it is already my last semester in college. I am worried because what if I mess up on this final stage of my college life. But I am more uneasy about what lies ahead after this semester. What is waiting on the other side of the road?

When I was still in High School, I was so excited to go to college already because I thought, it will be the starting point of getting to achieve my dreams and to reach all of my goals in life.

Meanwhile, I feel like it was only yesterday when we were still taking up our college admission test at our University. It's still clear in my memory about that day when I was worried if I will finish answering all of the questions in the exam at the given time or if I will be able to get a score that is just enough to pass for my priority course. My score was indeed just enough but I still didn't push through taking up that course.

It's also still fresh in my mind when I couldn't decide what course to take and I ended up lining up in the Business Administration (Marketing Management) department. At that time I thought I have no choice already but to take a business course since it is something I also want to pursue.

Then my first Academic year started. I didn't know anyone in my class and I felt so lost back then but I managed to get along with my classmates and made friends with them thanks to one of my extrovert friends who did all the talking.

During my first year, I was so eager to study and strive hard for my goal of graduating with a Latin Honor. At that time, I thought I should aim for it as my response to all of those people who were questioning why I took an "easy" course when some of my High School friends and classmates took Engineering and Education courses. Some of them were belittling my course and that it will be hard for me to succeed with the degree I took and I might just end up a loser. So I implanted in my mind that I will strive harder to prove them wrong.

And in my second year in college, I started to fall apart. I began losing some of my close friends and started avoiding people as much as possible and just continue with my life without any social interactions. I was no longer interested to learn that is why I started settling for mediocre outputs. I didn't mind getting a low score during exams as long as I pass, that would already be enough for me. I made a huge mistake that tainted my reputation and it made me lose myself even more. At that time, I even thought of dropping out of college already.

Then the pandemic came and the lockdown was imposed by the Government, which closed down all of the Universities in the country. Would I be wrong if I say that it was a blessing in disguise for me? We continued studying online and my drive to study came back because I didn't have to interact with my classmates in person anymore. I thought it was an advantage for me since I'm so used to studying alone, which makes it easier and faster to finish all the tasks.

Online classes started when I was in my 2nd year 2nd semester. I thought we will have face-to-face classes again in my third year in college but the Covid cases in the country kept rising so we still opted to have virtual classes. Studying at home, I managed to have more time and so I decided to find ways on how to make money online, and that's when read.cash and Bitcoin Cash came into my life.

In my third year in college up until this very last semester of my college life, I did nothing but to keep on hustling both on my studies and in earning money. I had to juggle between finishing all of my projects, outputs, and requirements that need to be done and passed, while also writing up articles on read.cash and seizing some of the opportunities I could find in the crypto world.

Now, I'm officially in my last semester in college. While I'm excited to finish this final semester to eventually graduate from college, I still have doubts about myself and the future that I will make. However, being driven by my desire to achieve most of my dreams and goals in life, I know I will manage my life well. I will always keep getting back up each time I fall down.

Cheers to my last semester in college!