Next week is mid-term week. I start worrying about mid-term week about 1 week into the semester. I hate tests and it doesn't get any easier as I get older. As a matter of fact, it gets worse. I suppose if i was one of those naturally brilliant individuals, you know, the ones who don't have to crack a book and kick ass on every test they take, i wouldn't be nearly as worried. But I am a needs-to-study-for-hours-on-end kind of person. I sometimes wonder why i even subject myself to this kind of stress voluntarily. I sure as hell have plenty of stress at work to last me all day and night for the rest of my life. Much of it I can do nothing about. Maybe that is why I like school. It's stressful, but I really do have total control over how well I perform. I work really hard and I earn all the credit.
The real reason why I do it is because I want to get picked up for an AFIT scholarship from the Air Force. AFIT stands for Air Force Institute of Technology. You can get a full scholarship for a masters degree from either a civilian university or Baylor University . Both are sweet options. It means that the Air Force would pay me to go to school full time without having to work. If i can do really well for the next several classes that I am in now, it can make my AFIT application package more competitive. The GPA I carry in the classes i am taking now show a history of success at the graduate level. All the more reason for them to pick me! I will start the actual application process in about another year. I am hoping that I can leave this assignment directly into the AFIT program. That would just rock. I better get back to the books...
