The second semester of the year was almost a disaster to me. I registered for one of the most difficult classes in my major, worked on my master's thesis, applied to be a teaching assistant, and filed about 20 applications to all kinds of IT companies just to secure a job after my graduation. Due to my teaching obligations, I had to stay on campus for all Mondays and Tuesdays, making it impossible to batch my onsite interviews. I flew across the country almost once a week to interview, finishing my class projects and preparing for teaching within the flights (thanks to in-flight WiFi). There were more than a couple nights when I barely slept. I received my first official offer early November, from a company that I absolutely loved. The last thing they said on the phone was, "Congratulations again! I hope this is a nice reward for all your hard work in college." I almost burst into tears. Being an international student at a competitive US university wasn't as easy as I imagined. It was a pain to think back of the time when I struggled as a fresh comp-sci major, merely catching up because of the lack of pre-college programming experience. And when I finally earned myself an internship opportunity at a dream company, I almost failed to start the job because of complications about my international status. But I managed to carry on, and things worked out. I'm so glad they did. With 5 months left until graduation, I'm getting ready for whatever lies ahead in my life. And no matter what happens, I hope things will work out. I'm sure they will.
Oh,let me see. I became a junior high student this September. I made a lot of friends with my classmates. And I learned a lot of things about chemical and math. I like my school!