When I applied for college back in high school, I quickly learned that majoring in theater and studying abroad are an unlikely combination, and therefore accepted that I would stay at my campus for every semester. While I logistically understood how crucial this decision was for my personal education, I continuously thought about studying abroad.. I developed a growing fascination with Europe which festers inside of my mind everyday, waiting for a chance to explore something beyond the confinement of my college town environment. Part of this desire to get out comes from my lack of travelling experiences, as I have never left the United States. Growing up, my father continuously proposed the idea of us going backpacking through Europe after …show more content…
Over the past year and a half, I have thought about numerous potential double majors because I want to take advantage of my time at school and get the most for my money. I quickly learned this year that while I am a sophomore in terms of credits, I have actually fulfilled almost every requirement for my major, and just finished all of my general education components. The inner mega-planner in me feels satisfied, and I am now determined to graduate a year early in 2019. Since I just need to stock up on credits, I am exploring various subjects next semester and only taking two theater classes. To achieve my goal of graduating in three years, I will have to take twenty two credits every semester for the next year and a half. While I am already doing this next semester, I hope to alleviate this crunch of credits through the Edinburgh course. The four credits I obtain from this course will make it more reasonable to accomplish my goal since I will not need to take as many credits during the academic year. It also provides room for me to focus on my honors project, since I am also a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. In addition, this course satisfies an honors requirement, making it necessary for me to