It's going to happen to everyone, so be prepared. 

Welcome to another issue of the Odyssey! It's probably apparent given my last article, that even though we're only a couple weeks into school, my friends and I have started to realize that senior year is a bit more challenging than we expected... 

Senior year is something you dream of - finally being able to take the classes you want, finally having all the time in the world... hah no. For those of you out there who have the perfect schedule, consider yourself extremely lucky. The rest of us are over here trying to figure out how we could possibly have more to do now than ever before. 

Studying: I was under some sort of "senior year is awesome" impression, in which I thought senior year meant having a less intense study schedule. Wrong. I guess in retrospect it wouldn't make any sense to have less to do the year before you enter the real world, but I thought maybe classes would be a little less demanding. Do professors know that we're more concerned about our resumes and applications than 50 pages of a book they find "educational"? 

Going Out: With our imaginary perfect schedule came more time to go out and enjoy your last year of college. Didn't it seem like the seniors last year had all the time in the world to go out? Did they have any responsibilities? Let's all go back to freshman year so we can go out Tuesday-Saturday. 

The Real World is Coming: It's inevitable, overwhelming, and terrifying. While I'm excited to not have classwork to worry about, are we really ready? What is the real world even like... Do they have MadMush in real life? Breakfast Club? 

You're Tired: I mean exhausted. Blame it on the amount of work you have to do or that you're simply getting old. Either way your body is starting to reject the all-nighters and recreational weekend activities. Is this what growing up is like? How tired will I be by 30? 

Needless to say senior year is hard. However, that is not to say that I haven't already had some of the best times of my four years here at Purdue. Sure growing up can be a little scary, but that's what makes it fun right? 

Have a great week Purdue!