One More Year
May 8, 2007
These are some of my best friends from my time at Princeton Seminary. They are fun people and we’ve had some great memories. But right now, I’m a little upset with them. You see, they are done. Done. They are done with seminary. No more classes or final papers. But I’m still finishing up, and because I thought a Dual Degree sounded cool, I have one more year. Now, I know that it’s actually my fault, and in all reality, it’s probably going to be a good year. I will get to hang out with some professors at Princeton who I enjoy, and, when I graduate, I’ll have my Masters of Divinity and my MA in Youth Ministry. So it won’t be all that bad.
However, last week when I had to register for classes, I was experiencing a little bit of jealousy of friends who didn’t have to take another 30 credits, and who were looking for calls and jobs and other fun things like that. But…more classes for Adam. And, for some reason, Princeton decides to put all the good courses in the spring, and only a couple in the fall. I had to struggle to pick what courses I wanted for the fall, but I ended up with Gospel & Culture: African Experience (Dr. Omenyo), Religion & Society (Dr. Fenn), The Doctrine of Election (Dr. McCormack), The Self in the System (Dr. Dykstra) and Calvin & Renewal of the Church (Dr. Johnson). My hope is to be able to do a 3-credit thesis in the fall and drop one of those courses.
But, nevertheless, I still have one more year.
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Adam Walker Cleaveland: I am a 28 year old 
May 8th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Dude, I feel your pain. Most of my friends are graduating too. See you in September. Have fun in CRW.
May 8th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Done?
What is this “done” you speak of? I’m not done. Almost done. But not done.
Yesterday, people here at PTS were shouting “WOO HOO! JOSH! YOU. ARE. DONE!!!” I looked at them with the look of death and sneered…”YOU may be done. But I? I am not done.” Jerks. :)
This afternoon I will be done. (Not next year.)
May 8th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
adam, it’s strange to be on campus and hear all the celebrations of the class i came in with. i definitely feel your dual degree jealousy! but, just think how much bigger the celebration will be when there are two degrees that are completed!
May 8th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
enjoy it. Working full time can be the pits. ;-)
May 8th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
i hear you man. i was there last year. but as of 30 minutes ago when i emailed my last paper, i am done. there is a light at the end of the tunnel, even if you can’t see it.
now to do something about getting a call…
May 8th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Enjoy the time while you can. You never get seminary ‘back’! (I’ve been ‘done’ for 7 years).
May 15th, 2007 at 9:54 am
I know how you feel man. I did the dual degree, Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, and I spent an extra year in school while all my friends were moving away and getting jobs. But I all pays off…you can count on that.