This post is going to be short, and it is going to be my last.
Over the course of this past year, I have been given so many wonderful and amazing blessings, and I sit here grateful as I type this. My time at Rice was only one of the many experiences that contributed to my senior experience.
For all the bashing and trash talk I have towards the education system in America, I want to close by saying this: all and all, I do actually support and approve the educational foundations of America. Sure there needs to be a little body work done, but that’s only to improve an already fantastic system.
We’ve got great teachers, great resources, and great minds, all working towards the central goal of making this world a better place. Overall, America is one of the few countries in the world where a great education can get you places based on merit alone, and I stand by that statement.
Regarding my personal education and experience, I plan to attend Texas A&M University to obtain a degree in Nuclear Engineering, and am super excited to be a part of the class of 2016. It’s a crazy chaotic time in my life, but I feel prepared for it.
I’m ready to write my next chapter.
As for the readers who are reading this, I would like to close by saying this:
Thank you so much.
I would not be here without you. It’s plain and simple: If no one is reading my posts, I would not be a writer for the REEP program, and here I am writing for the REEP program, so that implies someone out there reads my posts.
You, dear reader, have been so fantastic, so supportive, so encouraging.
You have changed my life, and for that, I am eternally grateful.
With best wishes and warm regards,
Jacob Dwyer
<3 bye
WOW I’LL MISS YOU :’(
bye jacob!
your blog was an inspiration to say the least
darn… i wanted to be jacobs #1 lover
ill miss him the most
Not as much as me!
I beg to differ!
See! I read his stuff twice!
Thanks for all the great posts! I’ll definitely miss them :’(
let us know if you ever start another blog!
you are a great writer with a terrific future!
be careful with the nuclearstuff
DUDE THIS BLOG ROCKS DUDE YOU ROCK DUDE
i really am going to miss you
never know what you have until you lose it
C’est la vie
please make a difference
As someone who personally met you, I can say that missing you is going to be an understatement. you are one of a kind, kid
I’ve followed since January. You’ve got a future kid, just trust it will show itself to you
This is bittersweet to say the least though
Good luck at A&M!
Gig ‘Em!
what do aggies and longhorns have in common?
they both applied to A&M
i love a good aggie/longhorn joke
you are one of a kind, jacobdwyer
to think, this is the last post ever from such a great author…
wow
NEVER GIVE UP WRITING
alright im going to cry from my loss now
NO
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am i the only one with an rss feed for this blog?
now it will be useless
what a rivitin articl
good blog, yo
going to miss it for sure
You’re great Jacob. this is my first post to read but im going back
you are by far the best write on this blog. i look forward to hearing your name again in the future
AW YEAH
ending with a bang!
great blog career. impressive for a high schooler
also, great yearbook. i saw it the other day!
I think this can easily be considered the best blogger on the website. I’m hoping to make this the most commented article. Sharing it with my friends!
thanks for the link, esther!
no problem! this really is a great blog!
bro, great stuff
lol at the JACOB#1 fan commentors
Great work! Great, great work! Like seriously! Great!
with this comment: i just want to say good job, im proud
HEY! I’m going to rice next year and im just now hearing about this blog from esther? not ok…
going to read a few articles now
my condolences to the REEP blog for now they are far less talented with you on the outside. great blog network, but far less great without you
Second ever article comment on the blog and its on your final post? not ok :[
i feel the same way. nuclear engineering is going to rock though. thats what my bro does
your mark on my life is permanent
lulz thats clever
I might dislike you in person, but I still wish you the best. Our ideas might be opposites, but you have a way with words.
I feel the words of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” is a good fit here:
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care.
About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any
you’ll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you’ll head straight out of town.
It’s opener there
in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And then things start to happen,
don’t worry. Don’t stew.
Just go right along.
You’ll start happening too.
OH!
THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
You’ll be on y our way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don’t.
Because, sometimes, you won’t.
I’m sorry to say so
but, sadly, it’s true
that Bang-ups
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.
You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You’ll be left in a Lurch.
You’ll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you’ll be in a Slump.
And when you’re in a Slump,
you’re not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused
that you’ll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place…
…for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or the waiting around for a Yes or No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for the wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
NO!
That’s not for you!
Somehow you’ll escape
all that waiting and staying
You’ll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping,
once more you’ll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You’ll be as famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
Except when they don’t
Because, sometimes they won’t.
I’m afraid that some times
you’ll play lonely games too.
Games you can’t win
’cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance
you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go
though the weather be foul.
On you will go
though your enemies prowl.
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike,
And I know you’ll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.
You’ll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You’ll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life’s
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
So…
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea,
You’re off the Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!
But in all seriousness: well done
yeah dude, you make us proud. all day everyday
DONT make me regret saying that. keep up the good work. dont slack off
amazing. every last word. well done, boy
What ever happened to the famous richard? he hasnt commented in quite a few posts…
i think he was by far your biggest fan
ps- the title is really clever! props
so long, farwell, we are going to misss youuuu