Writing Comp., Muncie Gras, and Senioritis
Hi,
So last week I had to take the Writing Competency Examination. This is a mandatory exam that ALL students must take (and pass) in order to graduate from Ball State University. You can take the exam usually anytime after your Sophomore year, and here I am waiting until the last semester of my Senior year. Ugh.... So I went, and I was giving a topic to write about: Hands-on Learning in Your Department and How it Has Shaped You Into More of a Professional...ugh. Three pages, college-ruled, and in ink. I absolutely had writing anything in ink. I am not a hand-writer. There experience was awful, but I think that I did well on the exam. I better have, or I won't be graduating. So, a word of the wise, don't wait until your last semester to take the writing comp exam.
This last weekend I went to Muncie Gras, and it was interesting. Muncie Gras is a yearly event that the city of Muncie holds in their downtown, simulating the party that happens in New Orleans. This was my first trip to the event, and I'm glad I went because it was quite the experience. I believe there were 8 - 10 thousand people around, all shouting and throwing sparkly things at one another. It is good to know if you are city shopping for college, that the city does fun things like this every now and then.
I have senioritis badly, and I damn well deserve it. I'm getting pretty tired of school and walking to class. It's like my roommate said, "I just want to have an 8 - 5 job, where I can take a bus or walk, and work all day, then come home and have no homework." That's how I feel. The thrill of being away from parents dies really soon, you get tired of being poor, and wearing a backpack half of the time is not much fun either. I have Spring Break in a matter of weeks, so that might be the break I am looking for.
The same roommate I just mentioned just screamed and threw something in his room....he must have senioritis much worse than me...
Bye.