It’s over, it’s all over!! I’ve just finished high school completely! All of the exams are done, I have my last formal tonight, got to sign out and then I’m FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I just got back from a 10 day holiday to Bali and Perth (flew out the day after my last exam) with my mum and stepdad (well, he is now, they got married when we got back to Perth) and I’m sitting on my ass going “I should be doing something productive, like school work…wait…AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!” It’s a brilliant feeling. I’ve got my usual night job, applied for a more regular job and it’s looking bright, so I’m doing a happy dance in my pants.
Now I’m going to go rock in a corner in anticipation of my results, which don’t arrive until December 16th :smack:.
The best thing about being out of school is seeing people (kids!) around in uniform, and being silently thankful that you are no longer among them.
Also, go and find all the people who, throughout your life, have told you “School days are the best days of your life”, and kick them in the shins. This won’t apply for everyone, I guess, but for me at least it took a few years out of school to realise how crap it was and how much better adult life is. So, the best is yet to come.
Well, I had to wait several years more for my “out of school” feeling, because I just kept going back for more. High school, CEGEP (A junior college-type thing, in Quebec), University for my degree, then back to a junior college for a three-year professional degree. And I’m done. I’m 26, and that makes 20 years of my life dedicated to school. That’s enough for now, I think!
Part of me is very relieved, because I can start life now. Working, getting a place, organizing my life and deciding what to do with it. I’m a grown-up and I’m finally realizing that.
Another part of me feels a bit like a fish out of water. I’m so used to studying for exams that I’m feeling lost without grades to go by. Like Lisa Simpson, I want to run around to my supervisors and say “grade me!!!” It’s a bit of an adjustment, but I’m starting to get the hang of it.
