Prompt Two People will tell you that senior year will fly by, and that it’ll be gone before you know it. They’ll say that it’s a glorious time full of friendship and comradery, and that you’re supposed to enjoy it. Meanwhile, you’ve got the ACT, extracurriculars, a meager hope for a social life, and the ever-present threat of school on your doorstep. At first, one might wonder why people consider it different from the first three years. Then, the reality of college and adulthood comes crashing from the sky and cracks the earth below your feet. Do not fear. It is true your time at home is limited, but that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate that time and make the most of what this short period has to offer, all the while continuing to work hard and pursue your …show more content…
In the fall, I walked across the famous Drill Field at Virginia Tech and to my first class. An aspiring biomedical engineer, I would spend many a night studying and practicing the skills and knowledge I would need to hone my craft. I would spend even more thinking about the dark haired, wickedly smart, and undeniably sweet girl who would become my wife. We met in Principles of Neuroscience, and over the course of a year we slowly became friends. My girlfriend at the time stuck with me for two years, and a week before finals at the end of my sophomore year, she dumped me in front of every single one of my friends. That dark haired girl from neuroscience, my best friend, proceeded to nurse me back to health with ramen, Red Bull, and study sessions. A week later, we had not only passed our finals, but we had each other. By the time of our graduation, I knew this girl was my partner, my team-mate, my best friend, and the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. We both agreed to wait for marriage till after graduate school, which for both of us was another six or so years of medical school and