And it feels so good.
I'm excited to see what this last semester of graduate school brings...besides snow and a lot of tutoring make-ups.
I always think the first day of class is awkward (even for an adult.) There's the anxiousness of getting a good seat, groupmates, and what you'll say in your 30 sec. introduction. Your 30 sec introduction is arguably the most important part of your 3 hour class. If you have no friends in the class, it's how people will size you up and decide if they like you or not. If you have friends in the class, you have to think of something new and clever to say so they'll actually pay attention. Seriously, it's how people decide who they want in their group projects. So you better think it through. I have to laugh in that I know me and some of my friends have already begun to plan project groups before our first class. Some people just can't handle that 30 second pressure.
I wish I could remember more about my real first class as a grad student. I'm pretty sure I was scared to death and felt like the youngest one in the room. Some things don't change. I still am the youngest one in the room.
So here's to the beginning of the end and making the best of what (I hope) to be the last semester of my student career. In the meantime, I need to think of something clever for my introduction.
What about you? What's the best 30 sec introduction you've ever given?
well, OBVIOUSLY my bike horn has made its rounds in my 30 second intro
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