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Seeing Classes In A Whole New Light Senior Year

They aren't the same, boring ones anymore.

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Seeing Classes In A Whole New Light Senior Year
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In my last semester of college, I sit here staring at an essay about a topic that I will never write again, nor will ever need to know, pondering over the thought that I won't be doing this ever again in just a few months. No one enjoys having to work hard towards something that they feel wouldn't benefit them, while they have to put an equal amount of effort in something that largely relates to their future. However, in your senior year you might feel differently about both of these scenarios in the sense that certain classes are even less relevant to you when you're thinking more than ever about the workforce.

In your final semester, your stance on the classes you're taking are entirely different from your views towards them freshmen year, which were usually still laid-back high school attitudes gradually changing, or an endless amount of anxiety and confusion arose from the very thought of how much your textbook cost that you barely read, let alone easily find the time to read.

In your last year of college, you will not only realize how important your classes can be towards shaping you as an employee, but you really start to evolve in the way you handle the class material. It can be confusing when you're taking a class that directly relates to what you want to do in the real world, and are also taking one that you don't need ever in your life, but they can both challenge you in unique ways, sometimes more so the class you don't think you need as much.

It's easy to deem classes as less valuable, thinking more towards jobs, or adapt to a "senioritis" state of mind, where you're just doing the bare minimum, because you're graduating soon anyway. Each and every class is important towards helping you develop as a worker; the classes that tie directly to what you want to do help you practice what you could end up doing, while the ones that don't challenge you in other ways.

You might be thinking that you already know how to follow the instructions in class, and are beyond tired of the lectures, but what you learn in class can stick with you for a while. A lot of jobs relate to class more than you might think; showing up to class on time, following instructions, collaborating with fellow peers, and having a generally good outlook on the work you're doing while building yourself based on it.

Overall, the way you look at the classes you're taking changes in your senior year. If you haven't realized by now how important they are, whether or not they relate to your field, then you're wasting your last chance to be challenged before working in the real world. Classes test your ability to communicate, accept other's ideas, work in a team, pay attention, and even test your patience, diligence, and obedience – all of which you will still need after college.

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