End of the Journey

So Monday marked the end of my journey to graduation. I am now a graduate of the University of Maryland. I am a college graduate out and about looking for a career. So this ends it. Join me in my next blog, Post-Graduation Life.

18 days til graduation

So this is the last bits of the semester. Only 18 days until I officially graduate from college, which I am looking forward to. However, things are not turning out great or as thought/planned. So I was not selected to become a police officer for Montgomery County, which is a bummer since it was my priority. Oh well, I guess I must keep looking for another agency. I am not doing too well in History of Poisons class. I need to work harder for the final exam. My group members in one class is super demanding. I'm sorry, but that is how I feel. I did my best with what they sent me but apparently it is not good enough. They told me that it was up to me and I did just as they told me. I don't know why they would get mad at me for following their directions. I just do not like it when people treat me like I don't know how to do anything. I did not want to be the leader of the group because everything will be on my head if something goes wrong. They treat me like I am a lazy bum. FYI: I have a life outside of school and I work the night shift. Also, I have other classes to worry about. I have papers due in other classes and not just this class. I have to put some effort into my other classes and not just all into this class. I admitted myself that I am not a politic people. I honestly do not care about political stuff. I worked hard on the fundraising part, that they asked me to do, and in the end, everything was completely thrown out and replaced by their stuff. Talk about not being fair. Also, I worked on the images and advertisement for weeks and again, was rejected and replaced. I know their trick. They are throwing out my part and replacing it with their stuff so they can say that I did not do anything and did not contribute to the project. I have exhausted my efforts in trying to satisfy them. I did everything I could to contribute to this project but I don't appreciate getting my stuff replaced after working hard on it.

Anyways, I better get back to writing up a profile for the candidate. Or maybe it going to get replaced with their much "better" (and boring) version. And I am going to continue to apply to other police agencies in hopes that one will select me.

Side note: Just because one door closed, it does not mean that it is the end of the line. If you truly believe in yourself, you will move forward.

One month left.

Almost there! I have a little over a month left but I'm almost there. So I've been sick lately and it feels like it not getting better. I am super excited that I am almost done and graduation is just around the corner. But I still have a lot of papers and projects to finish and exams to finish before I can graduate.

So other than school, I've been busy with post-school career stuff. Things are really looking good. I gotten a reply from both police agencies I applied at. Both really look good right now. I just hope to get into my first choice. I am so excited to get this and to be able to finally reach my goal. However, I feel like a bunch of people are jealous of this opportunity that I was given. I feel like some are ignoring me on purpose because I was able to find a job even before I graduate and that they have not. My family is happy and proud. Why am I feeling like this? I asked my references if they have filled out the form that was mailed to them about me. All I was told that some did not fill it out. I don't know if they just forgotten about it or maybe something else. I just hope no one is trying to sabotage this. I just want people to be happy about this and not jealous.

Other than that, work is not going too well. I just can't understand why people would want to bring drama into a workplace. I went to work last Tuesday to just get some stuff. I got scolded at by the MOD (whom I do not like) just for something I did. I made a mistake but I did not know about it until someone brings it up. I don't work in the jewelry department so can you blame me for something I don't know about? I did not take back that return on purpose. I just did my job and that was it. Then she decided to yell at me for that. She claimed that she went over this message with me. See, 1. I do not work Tuesdays, 2. I did not hear her review the message with me, 3. This memo was created the day before (Monday) by another supervisor and 4. I work Thursday through Sunday. So there's a problem right there. She only yelled at me to try to humiliate me and make herself look like the boss. She only made a fool of herself for that. She did not make herself better, she made herself look like an idiot. She should not have yelled at me on my day-off. She should have kept her mouth shut like the boss said. She just yelled at me for nothing. Her words does not apply to me when I'm not working. So the next time she does that stunt again, she'll be answering to HR. I can't take this crap anymore.

So enough of venting, I need to get back to paying attention to the teacher...

2 MONTHS!

So what happened between February 14th and today. Not much just the same old, same old. Midterms are this week and I'm just not that interested nor even care (though I should because it is my last semester). So the timeline is quickly approaching and yes there is only 2 months left in the semester. So right now, I am studying for my Anthropology midterm. The only class I seem to struggle in is History of Poison. It's a really interesting topic but I can't seem to have problems on my quizzes and midterm even though I read all of the readings.

Anyways, work-wise, I have been getting extremely annoyed by crazy customers. For the last week and a half, they have been mean, rude and a pain! They gotten angry over our location moving, and closing so that way we could transition into our new store. I am super excited that we moved but it have been stressful since we needed to open our doors today. I understand that they don't want to lose business and all but we have to do what we can do. It's not a bad idea to close our store for a day to set up our merchandises. It's a lot better than closing for a month to renovate a small theater and change company. Anyways, I LOVE the new store! It's GORGEOUS! My jaws dropped when I went inside (for the first time) Saturday. I just could not believe that we moved into our new location and everything is new and beautiful!

I better get back to studying for the midterm. I just hope it is not hard like my last one!

3 months left!

Ok, so I am trying to recover on what just happened. So I emailed my adviser on what class would she recommend for me to take. She emails back that there was a problem between my transcript and the tool we use to find out what class we need for graduation. So now I'm back on track and will be officially done at the end of this semester! This means I don't have to take summer classes after all! I cannot express how happy I am at this moment! I will be graduating in May and not over the summer! I am so glad I asked before I find out it was too late! Thank you adviser! She is very helpful in a lot of ways!

So aside from that, I have been working. First my hours were cut and now it have been increased to working 10 hours on Sunday. I liked the increase but it seems a little too stressful especially since I feel like I have taken over my sister's old position. I'm looking forward to the move to a new location however. I'm waiting for word on my background check for the new job (or career). I really look forward and hope to be the lucky ones who gets the job.

Anyways, I'm heading out for Valentine's Day with Daniel at IHOP. Not the most romantic place but it is within our budget!

4 months and counting...

I know it has been a while since I last published an entry. I have been super busy with school. I just finished my winter course (three weeks of boredom). I learned a value lesson: Don't take communications if you're not majoring in that field. It was so confusing! I did not understand anything. But I'm glad it's all over. So my last day of winter break is today. Tomorrow I go back to Shady Grove and begin my final semester. While people may say that I wasted my winter break but what can u do if you want to graduate on time. I'm a little excited to start my spring semester but at the same time I am not looking forward for another couple of months of torture! Haha school is not torturing.

So I got an email from my counselor/adviser (she is super awesome and extremely nice and helpful!) and she said that anyone who is graduating in the summer may participate in Spring Graduation! She knew exactly what I was going to ask her! (That what makes her soo awesome!) So I will be graduating in the summer but I will be able to walk (for the first time!) with my class/department! I did not walk with my class during high school graduation because I was playing with the band. That email made my day!

In other stuff, I had such a wonderful and peaceful birthday this year! No cakes were dropped or harm this year. The only downside was the present Daniel bought me. It was defective and we couldn't get the money back. But we got a stuffed dragon instead from Build-A-Bear. It is soo cute!!! I love it as much as the sock monkey his friend got me.

Work, on the other hand, is more hectic! Yes I keep saying that over and over again. It is the customers who makes my work days hectic. I feel like they put me as the weekend head supervisor because I work only on the weekends and I am always stuck up front all weekend. I guess I am no longer a backup supervisor like I was hired as! I don't like being the front end supervisor because anything goes wrong is all on me! I basically replaced my sister's old position! The good thing is that I am able to run the front better than the other supervisor (except the one who replaced me as backup supervisor, I have not issues with her). And to add to it, I am the only supervisor who only had one hour to train versus two weeks!

So I'll be leaving you for now. I have just ran out of things to say. I guess I'll see you next month (or maybe in a few weeks).

5 months or 7 months

So generally speaking, I was suppose to have five months left until I graduate. When I went to talk to my adviser, she told me I was one class away from graduating in the Spring. So according to her, I will not be graduating in May but in July. But I am not super upset about this b/c I wasn't aware that I was only one class away from graduating. I was going to risk it next semester but I could not exceed my maximum classes my head can handle. There's no way I am having a repeat of my second year. I did what I could and my adviser offered all the help that was possible. If it was my old adviser, I would have been screwed over. If only I knew about this last semester, I would have pushed it this semester by taking 5 classes but the old adviser did not provide too much help. I am, however, not pleased to hear that. I haven't been able to tell my parents about it. I know they will not approve of this but like I said, I did what I could and my adviser did what she could. It is only for one more month and no more. No matter what, if she said one more month, then one more month and only one more class. PERIOD.

So aside from all of that, I have been working endlessly. I understand that it is the holiday season but my hours are a little ridiculous! I am a full-time student and a part-time employee but I am working 9-10 hours a day! I won't be complaining if I was working at my career choice but I am not yet there. Yes, I may have 3 days free but if you think about it, I only have one day to myself. I spend the other two days at school. I never complained about it until now. Right now, I'm focusing on school more b/c it is my final year. I need all the relaxation time I can get.

Ok, enough of the complaining. Now onto the great news, I have completed the second and third round of my police applicant. I have taken and (barely) passed the written test. I ended up getting rescheduled for my oral interview. Well, I went and had my oral interview earlier this month. I did pretty well and passed it. Now I'm just waiting for a background check. I hope by the next post, I should get the news.

So, I'm just going back to studying for my finals. Until then, later...YEA! Patriots beat the Redskins! (Hahaha! I am in Redskins territory!)