The End

This is end. Well, sort of. This is the end of my time at Centennial College studying corporate communications and public relations. I spent a lot of time this year thinking about this moment, even looking forward to it, but now that it has arrived I feel like it has come too soon.

Since September I have learned a lot about a variety of topics important to public relations, such as writing, presentation skills, event management and media relations. I also had to opportunity to learn about these important subjects with a great group of people. It seems strange that after tomorrow I won’t be seeing these people more than my own family anymore. There are probably some people that I will never see again. On the other hand, there are a few people in my class that I plan on seeing regularly. I made a few great friends this year. I wasn’t sure it was possible to meet people so similar to me that it borders on eerie. I’m also relieved we are friends, because if we hadn’t become friends we might have become enemies.

I also learned some important things about myself during the school year. Turns out I can come really close to having a panic attack at a charity event I’ve helped organize! But I also learned a few difficult lessons. I now know I need to be quicker at cutting my losses. It became painfully obvious this year that I am too willing to let negative relationships drag on, whether it is with boyfriends, friends or jobs. Luckily some of my CCPR friends were there to listen and support my decisions.

Now that the academic part of this program is over, I get to start my internship. I am both excited and nervous.  I’m excited to put all the skills I’ve learned to use. I want to see what a PR job really entails. I’m just nervous that I won’t do as well as I expect. 

To wrap it up, I can honestly say I want to keep in touch with almost everyone, but more importantly I want to stay friends with a few “bugs” I met this year.