I've definitely figured out that as a 29 year-old woman, grades are not as important to me as they were when I was in high school and college. "So what's left?" you grade-oriented souls ask. Well, how about soul-satisfying conversations with the best professors around. Heated yet friendly debates with classmates. Learning new ways of looking at everything that happens in a business or in a country. And no, my grades aren't bad.
I'm far from failing any of my classes, yet I've found that as another set of finals start looming on the horizon, I'm not really rattled. I understand all of the major concepts taught in my classes, and really want to engage more in meaningful conversations about them with my professors outside of the classroom.
I've also figured out that 2 of the biggest reasons I'm at CBS is because of the network, including the Black alumni network which is second-to-none, and because I want to choose what my next career will look like more consciously than I've ever felt I could do before.
I think I can sign off on that note. I hope everyone knows how to post comments or questions (I'm not sure how, but the website should direct you). I'll answer any questions posted specifically for me in a following blog.
Posted by deeuniverse at November 13, 2004 10:13 PM