Registering for classes

I don't know why registering for classes is so stressful, but it is. I'm pretty sure I only have about 5 more classes to take which means I can graduate a semester early next year. I am exited and nervous about this. Excited, because I will finally be done with school and have the opportunity to experience life and my future career (if the economy gets better and I get a job, that is). Nervous because I will be leaving school and my comfort zone and jumping into the real world. I like not knowing where life may take me but I do like stability and that routine/schedule I've had my entire life.

I want to get an internship in something media related, possibly in the television business or music business to gain experience and more knowledge about my future career choices. THR 488, which is the internship course for the media minor, is the last course I have to take to complete my media minor. I have to decide whether to take it over the summer or sometime in the fall, along with the rest of my upper-division courses. I am hoping that I will be able to keep my part-time job for a while while interning because that will provide me a small, steady income for the time being. I actually love my job and the people I work with because I have learned a lot from them and gained new experiences and knowledge, even if the job isn't directly related to my potential career choices.

Before Thursday night, I must sit down and really plan out the schedule I want for my last semester here at Stony Brook. Because I only have one more required Sociology major course and one media minor course to take, that leaves room for upper division/general electives. I want to take a course in a subject I never thought I would take. I will either love it or hate it, but at least I can say I tried something new and different here at Stony Brook and branched out in a different direction.