Response to Life

Life.  I've really nothing else to say about it.  I'm doing my best to figure it out, but somehow it seems to elude me.  I can do everything else in the world except plan out the rest of my life.

For my scholar's midterm project I plan to write my four-year plan.  I've already decided on a couple of steps to complete this.

1.  Decide when to do study abroad.
          a.  What does this mean for band tours?
          b.  What does this mean for chemistry and other coursework?
          c.  What does this mean for May terms?

2.  Write down classes required for majors.
          a.  Cross off which classes have been completed.
          b.  Sort which classes must be taken in specific years.

3.  Write down list of gen ed courses.
          a.  Cross off which classes have received transfer credit.
          b.  Decide (if choices applicable) which classes to take.
          c.  Sort which classes must be taken in specific years.
          d.  Choose classes to complete at Kirkwood for transfer credit.

4.  Write down list of classes strongly desired.
          a.  Decide passions.
          b.  Pick classes within each passion.
          c.  Choose May terms.
          d.  Figure out how to take these classes without overloading.

5.  Pick extra-curricular activities.
          a.  Decide passions.
          b.  Pick activities within each passion.
          c.  Join or create the activities.

6.  Get everything to fit into a schedule.

7.  Show adviser #1.

8.  Edit.

9.  Show adviser #1.

10.  Show adviser #2.

11.  Edit.

12.  Show adviser #1.

13.  Show adviser #2.

14.  Submit as scholar's midterm project.

15.  Do a happy dance.
          a.  Realize how many hours this took.
          b.  Do a dance from as many decades as hours it took.
          c.  Be really pleased that you have a plan.

16.  Find internships and research opportunities to accompany said plan.

17.  Do another happy dance.

18.  Follow through on plan.

As you can see, this project is going to take quite a lot of effort, but I will be extremely pleased with myself when it is complete.  As of right now, I am already pleased with my list of steps and am probably going to print it off to use as a reference.