I can tell already that I am going to have a very busy summer. Hopefully it will be marked by personal and professional growth and filled with tons of laughs along the way. 

This summer I have two internships and am studying for my GREs which I have registered to take in July. Yeah, it sounds like a lot (and it is), but I don’t think I’d have it any other way. I didn’t see myself staying at home all day because I am quick to get cabin fever if I have nowhere to go. 

While one of my internships is one that I have had for about two years now I finished my first official week at the other company today. I’ve been blessed not to have any internship horror stories in my professional career and from the looks of this first week I can tell my summer will be extremely positive. I am learning so much and am super excited to learn more. Plus, everyone seems friendly, open, and cool. 

The great thing about both internships is that combined they represent the path I want to pursue professionally. One is in fashion consulting and the other is in digital marketing. Together they are a great combination of my interests in fashion, communications, branding, marketing, journalism, and technology. 

The downside is that finding time to really focus on studying for my GREs has been difficult. I am still trying to work out a good study schedule. Sometimes I wake up early, read en route, or stay up late-however I need a more consistent way to study.

Luckily, this long weekend will allow me to organize my life a bit and figure out how to make everything fit. 

Have questions about transferring schools or college in general? I’m here to help! Of course I always take questions, but today in particular I feel like a rapid-fire Q&A session. Let’s go!

These are things that are currently grinding my gears about school:

• Group Projects: I am a great team player, but I always feel like I’m out there shooting free throws while the rest of my team is still on the bench. Then we win the championship and I’m like, “Where were you when I was shooting free throws at the gym?” 
• People that don’t follow through: It has become one of my pet peeves since coming here. I think that if you promise to do something then you should do it. It’s a pretty simple concept. 
• Excuses: Don’t get me started.
• The fact that some of my teachers coddle their students so much that the students become used to making excuses and are getting away with turning things late. Then the teachers get mad at the end of the year despite the fact that they have been allowing students to get away if murder all year. Some teachers at Howard really want to help students and be their friends, but students take advantage of that and slack-off because they can. A student will skip a test on purpose and come back a month later begging for a retake. Sometimes the teachers oblige. At most schools the students would just have to take the loss and fail, but not at Howard. A “C” student will fight for an “A” that they don’t deserve. It’s crazy. 
• The fact that I would have been finished with everything this Friday, but now have to come back next week because my classmates weren’t prepared to present their speeches yesterday. Speeches that we have been working on in class for a month now. Speeches that are supposed to be “impromptu” anyway. Individual speeches. My summer would have begun this Friday, but now I have to come back next Tuesday to present a speech I was ready to present yesterday. Can you tell I am unhappy? All year I have dealt with foolishness and now the foolishness has extended a week. 

Howard is not the real world. You can’t get away with this kind foolishness in the real world. Or, at least you shouldn’t.