Week Twenty: Finals and Celebration - Posted on 2017-12-29 by Nicholas Hernandez

Week Twenty (December 4th) i went into the hideout early in the morning. I knew what luis had planned and honestly, i wasnt ready. I went into D room where he was setting up for a session. we sat down at the computer and he turns to me and says "we will be going over the study guide, it goes over every chapter. i know you'll do fine" about an hour and a half of studying, i did terrible. i got a 40% on the study guide and i felt so disappointed even though it was a practice. Luis looked at me and told me it wasnt my best go at a study guide but he still believes in me. i worked on my final mix assignment for the last 30 minutes of class and on the drive home, i was beating myself up. I knew i had to study and get to work if i wanted to pass.

(Decemeber 8th) i went to the hideout, my last class of the program and it was time to take the finals. I tried so hard not to psych myself out and i went into D room as ready i'd ever be. Luis sat me down and we did a quick run of the study guide. i didn't do so well. At that point, i had to believe in myself and really had to put all my efforts into this quiz. I sat down at the computer and just started cracking down on it. about 30 minutes into the final, i finished. I made sure to go over my answers one more time. I felt as confident as i could and turned it in. Time seemed like it was going in slow motion while i was waiting for the results to pop up. A few moments pass by and the results finally pop up, my jaw hit the floor when i saw that i scored at 97% on my finals. I was filled with such relief and overjoy. My mentor, Luis had this look on his face and i could tell he was proud. i submitted my final and packed up. Luis walked me out of the hideout (kinda like my first week of the program). He started talking to me, telling me that i have a real potential as an audio engineer and that he believes that i'll do great in this field of work. In that moment, it seemed so surreal. To be talking to my mentor about my come up in the program, remembering every step of hard work and dedication it took to get here. There was a rush of peace that over came me and i knew i'd always remeber this moment for the rest of my life. I left the hideout calling friends and family telling them that i finished, calling clients that turned into friends and told them thank you for giving me oppertunities to do work for them. I knew that i was completely ready for what the future may hold.