Since 1822 every student has been part of a long standing tradition in which we sign our names into the Matriculation Book. I too took part in this tradition at the first of this semester. This book lists all the names of students who have attended General Theological Seminary along with the names of my friends who are now priests and have graduated from GTS. It also holds the names of many theologians who we study today. This was a beautiful service and was one of the high lights of this semester.
As this semester moved past Matriculation, I felt overwhelmed with emotions. The process to get here was finally behind me. Now I had to begin a new journey as a seminarian. I have to say this has been a roller coaster ride of emotions for me. It has been so long since I have been in school. There have been many times I felt a little overwhelmed with all the information, papers, lectures and tests… not to mention all the hours of reading that I have to keep up with.
Eventually, I found out that every new student is feeling the same way. We take a class which helps us realize our emotions. This class gives us advice of how to deal with our apprehensions. One of the first things I realized is everyone is here to help form you.
From the very beginning I realized that there is always going to be something I need to be reading or writing. This semester is over this week and finals start next week. I currently have to work on three papers, have a test tomorrow, have a presentation tomorrow, and have to begin studying for my finals. This does not include the hours of reading which I need to catch up on. I can not tell you how happy I will be once this first semester is all completed. With this being said I have really enjoyed this semester and could not be happier about being in seminary at General.
As this semester moved past Matriculation, I felt overwhelmed with emotions. The process to get here was finally behind me. Now I had to begin a new journey as a seminarian. I have to say this has been a roller coaster ride of emotions for me. It has been so long since I have been in school. There have been many times I felt a little overwhelmed with all the information, papers, lectures and tests… not to mention all the hours of reading that I have to keep up with.
Eventually, I found out that every new student is feeling the same way. We take a class which helps us realize our emotions. This class gives us advice of how to deal with our apprehensions. One of the first things I realized is everyone is here to help form you.
From the very beginning I realized that there is always going to be something I need to be reading or writing. This semester is over this week and finals start next week. I currently have to work on three papers, have a test tomorrow, have a presentation tomorrow, and have to begin studying for my finals. This does not include the hours of reading which I need to catch up on. I can not tell you how happy I will be once this first semester is all completed. With this being said I have really enjoyed this semester and could not be happier about being in seminary at General.
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