Week 4: Nerves of Readiness

Like everyone else I'm dealing with midterms this week. Generally speaking I'm not very concerned but I know that my Strategic Business Leadership midterm is going to be tough. Even though I'm prepared and have been engaged during class I know that our teacher is a strict and tough grader. In a weird way I enjoy that and want to impress him. At the same time, it's my last quarter of college and I just want to be done with it.

Most of my thoughts haven't been school related for the past few months and even more so now. I landed an internship in Chicago that I start June 12th. I walk in graduation here in Ohio June 9th. I finish the internship August 24 and then start at my first career job in Phoenix, Arizona September 10th. All my thoughts have been geared towards all of this.

1. Sub-leasing my Athens, Ohio apartment June through August since I'm not going to be here. I've had a few showings and another one this Friday the 27th. Hopefully, I can get someone to sign asap.

2. Finding an apartment that I can afford on financial aid and support myself over the summer in Chicago during the internship. The internship is my greatest success, even greater than my job offer in my young career. The only problem is that it's not paid. So I'm trying to sub-lease my Ohio apartment and find a Chicago sub-let at the same time.

3. On top of that, I'm browsing apartments in the Phoenix, Arizona area as I'll be relocating there in 4 months. I'm unfamiliar with the area and because I don't have a car my apartment search is limited to Old Scottsdale so that I will be able to walk and ride my bicycle to work.

4. Garage Sale: My sister lives in the suburbs of Chicago and is having a garage sale in July sometime. I'm going to sell a bunch of my stuff that has been in storage aka my sisters basement for the past couple years now. This will help me afford my living expenses in Chicago and most of all my relocation to Arizona.

5. Student Loans: Just taking a glance at what I owe in student loans is daunting. I know that I will have to defer my loans for the first couple years until I've saved up enough and I'm fully capable of supporting myself, allowing me to pay my student loans monthly payments.

I'm excited and nervous like most college graduates. I'm thrilled that I've already landed a job and a great internship but the hurdles I must overcome in the next couple months take some planning and risk-taking. The majority of my efforts are not on school as I now have more important things to worry about.

With one accomplishment comes several more tasks.
As ready as I am for the next step I'm also nervous.