At the beginning of every semester my mom warns me how quickly the year will go by. Usually she is right but during the actual school year it doesn’t seem to be moving that quickly until the year ends and I realize that it is over.  This year, however, seems to be on turbo speed. Not only is my birthday right around the corner (October 25^th) but I am done with all of mid-term exams. That means that my finals are creeping up in a few weeks- which means the years is very soon going to be over. I absolutely cannot believe it and am extremely sad about how quickly time is passing.

There are a lot of parallels between my senior year in high school and my senior year in college that I am slowly seeing as times passes on. When I was a senior in high school my time was spent worrying about being accepted into a college. Luckily I got into UB which was very exciting. Now as a senior in college I am trying to decide if I should apply for schools and go through that process again or if I should spend a year working at a professional internship to gain work experience. There are so many options, I almost wish someone could decide for me, the same feeling I had when I was apply for colleges during my senior year of high school.

This past weekend, after open house, was spent studying for my Foreign Policy exam, which was on Tuesday. I think I did pretty well because its one of the topics I have the most interest in- not to mention it is taught by one of my favorite professors at UB.  After this week I am on my way back to Cleveland for my birthday weekend. I will get to spend it with my parents who I haven’t seen in a really loooong time. It will be a nice relaxing weekend.

Yesterday was Fall open house!! I hope some of the people who read this were in attendance because it was a lot of fun and extremely informative. Although it was a pretty long day (started at 7:30) it was a really great experience. My day was spent talking and giving directions to perspective students.  I know I’ve mentioned it before but I actually remember my open house experience as a prospective student and think it was one of the main reasons I ended up at UB. The students volunteering at Open House when I was a prospective student were friendly and welcoming and made me really excited about UB. Don’t worry if you missed open house this weekend because there is a Discover Day coming up in November which is like a mini open house for those who don’t know about it.

Other than the excitement of Open House, I spent the weekend studying for a big exam I have coming up on Tuesday. Unfortunately it looks like the next few weeks are going to be filled with studying for exams and applying for graduate schools, something I have been dreading since the school year began. When I was applying for undergraduate back in high school I not only had my mom to constantly remind me to get them done but I also had the rest of my graduating class working on applications. Now it seems like all of my friends are doing a million different things after graduation so I have to keep reminding myself to get stuff done.

I am really excited for this upcoming weekend because its my birthday- except for the fact that I will be verrrrry old.

I just have to shout out to the UB Football team who totally rocked it at their game this past weekend.  Not too mention it was the homecoming game! The boys played against Gardner-Webb and totally crushed them 40-3! YAY BULLS!!!!!!!! You guys did awesome.

Aside from some awesome football playing- this weekend was great. I spent a lot of time with my roommates and friends enjoying the last few days of the warmer weather. It was really sunny and beautiful this past weekend which was great because it was family weekend/ homecoming weekend. On Friday evening the student association had their yearly homecoming carnival which was really fun. There were rides and food and of course it was all free for students to attend which was the best part. Unfortunately my parents could not come in for family weekend, but I still had a great time hanging out with my friends.

This week has been flying by. Tomorrow is my fellow blogger Lynlee’s 21st birthday!!! Happy Birthday!!! It is also open house this weekend so I’m sure there will be a ton to blog about.  I remember when I went to open house at UB when I was a senior in high school. I remember really liking everything I saw. I also remember going for a tour of one of the dorm complex’s Ellicot. It is fun to look back and think about how different the university seemed to me then. I feel like each year I have been at school I have discovered a different part of UB.

Like the title says, October is going to be an awesome month. Busy but awesome. This upcoming week is when the second distinguished speaker is coming to UB. Tony Blair will be speaking  next Wednesday-another free event for UB undergraduate students.  This past weekend was very exciting as well. Friday night was another UB STARS training- this time we focused on preparing for Open House (which is October 17 – check out the admissions website for more info). During open house, the UB STARS are the student volunteers  who help prospective students. I will also be at open house giving tours of campus. It is always a busy day but its a lot of fun.

This weekend was a lot of fun after training. Saturday night was really fun because it was the opening game for the Buffalo Sabres, the hockey team for Buffalo. I watched the game with a bunch of my friends at the Pearl Street Brewery- a local Buffalo restaurant (with excellent hot wings). Even though the Sabres didn’t win, the game was a lot of fun to watch.

The rest of my weekend was spent doing homework and studying for a test. The next few weeks are going to fly by because I have a lot going on.

I cannot believe that tomrrow is the first day of October. I know I say it every year but I truly feel like this semester is absolutely flying by. It is hard to believe that only a few weeks ago I was dreading the end of the summer break and now it seems like that was months and months and months ago.

The semester has been flying by so quickly because I have been extremely busy. Most of my time has been spent either working in the office of admissions or going to class. My classes have not been too difficult thus far so I am pretty happy with the outcome of my schedule. It is always difficult to know which classes to take which is why it is very important to meet with an academic advisor at least once a semester. I always find that after I plan out my year of classes with my advisor, I feel more comfortable about the upcoming academic path I am on.

Otherwise things have been very quiet. The month of October always has some interesting things.  In two weeks it is my fellow blogger Lynlee’s 21 birthday!! I am really excited to celebrate with her- not to mention that my birthday is not too far off from hers. (You can begin planning what you will be getting me). I just bought tickets to Ave Q which is a broadway show that is traveling across the country and making a stop here in Buffalo at the UB Center for the Arts. Tickets were really cheap for students with a UB card so I could not pass up the opportunity to see it.  It is also family weekend in two weeks which includes the homecoming football game which should be pretty exciting.

It is exciting to see the trees start to change colors but it is also a reminder that the semester is nearing its halfway point….