Well folks, the year is almost over. This will be the last regular issue of the year. It’s sad, but true. Some of you are graduating, others are transferring, a few of you are dropping out, and the rest of you are coming back for more. Regardless, this is a liminal period; we are all standing in a doorway.

Over the past three years here, I’ve gone through a lot of changes in my life. When I first showed up, I was a bright-eyed Computer Science major, looking forward to embracing this nerd haven. In high school, I was in two robotics clubs, I’d taken every computer class my school offered, and I owned my own pocket protector. So I thought that I could just jump right into RIT and make it work. But, try as I might, it never felt right.

I stayed with it through the fall, then winter, and into the spring. Finally, I decided to make a change (not the right one, but still a change). I switched majors and wound up in Electrical Engineering. But I still wasn’t feeling it. That fall, I started writing for this humble publication and realized what was wrong. When spring rolled around again, I jumped the Electrical Engineering ship and climbed aboard the Multidisciplinary Studies program.

While I didn’t change my major this year (a fact that I’m sure my parents are thankful for), I am once again standing in a doorway. This summer, I’m working as an intern at a local newspaper—the first step in what I hope will be a moderately successful career in journalism. For the first time, since sitting in that parking lot, waiting for move-in, I'm excited.

In any case, as you’re busy studying for finals or packing up your dorm room, consider this idea of liminality. With every passing year, you’re slowly approaching real life. It’s your choice how you step through each of those thresholds. So I encourage you to take some time and evaluate what the hell you’re doing with your life. It took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to do with mine, but I’m pretty happy with where I’m going.

Good luck, if I don’t see you again.