Hard work pays off? I Had No Clue

Dear Readers, Glad that you all could join me once again. Since the last time we spoke I have received a lot of good news. I have been accepted into two graduate schools already one of those being the second ranked program in the nation. I am currently waiting to hear back from the third school I applied to and am looking forward to my upcoming road trip for graduate assistantship interviews. Other than that I have just been focused on finishing out strong. I still have lots of homework to do and lots of activities to keep up with and I am not in any sort of rush to wish that away. I love it here at Coe and it is somewhat crazy to think that in just a few more months I will be walking across a stage waving good bye. With all that being said I will make sure to ride this last wave all the way out. I enjoy the classes I'm taking which is good and I enjoy being a senior so I will make sure that I don't let a day pass me by. On another note, this past weekend I got to go to a Cedar Rapids Roughriders game. That is the hockey team out here. It was a pretty fun experience. I went with my job however it was also Coe night at the Roughriders stadium so I saw plenty of Coe students out and about. I also went to the movies several times this past week. It is nice that we have several movie theaters in Cedar Rapids, it is even nicer that the discount movie theater is close by (college students dream). I hope to watch a lot more movies this semester. I just finished watching an old Clint Eastwood movie today "Fistful of Dollars" that's a classic. Well once again thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III

Time for Books!

Dear Readers, Glad that you all were able to make it back to my blog just as I have made it back for another semester at Coe!I had an awesome winter break, I spent some time in Des Moines and I also got to go back to Michigan for a bit to see my family and friends, even got to go to a pistons game. I do have to say that I managed to spend a fair share of my break at Coe though, I just couldn't get away.

I am also glad to say I had a great first week of my last semester. I enjoy all the classes I am taking and look forward to getting a few A's (hopefully). Along with that I have been spending a lot of time finishing up graduate school applications as well as waiting to hear back on decisions. I just recently heard back from my first school and I got accepted! This past weekend I did however manage to put down all my applications and have a little fun. I got a group of my friends together to go play some paintball. We have an awesome paintball facility in Cedar Rapids and it seemed everyone had a great time. It was a nice way to relax after the first week of classes.

Thank you for your time, Charles E. Cotton III