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You Know You're A College Senior When...

Look at this photograph, every time I do it makes me...think of the regret and huge hangover that happened after that photo was taken.

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You Know You're A College Senior When...
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I graduate from college this May, with my Bachelor's degree and the experience I need to go into the workforce. I can't believe I'm leaving my soon-to-be alma mater, and it seems crazy to think my time as an undergrad student is about up! Being a senior comes with its stereotypes, and its perks. Here are just a few:

1. You don't care about what you're wearing to class, or a party for that matter.

Oh, this shirt was on you bedroom floor for three weeks? But it's your favorite shirt, and class starts in three minutes. You throw it on and slap a hoodie over it, hoping no one notices the stains and wrinkles when you take that hoodie off. Freshman you, versus senior you? Big change.

2. You don't call your professors "Dr." anymore.

Once you reach senior status, that professor isn't Dr. McNamee to you anymore. He's Martin, because, you know, that's his name and you are just too lazy to use his official title.

3. You drink alcohol before class, and aren't even ashamed.

I mean, hey, something's got to get you through that last gen-ed class.

4. The little things just get to you.

The ice cream machine in the dining hall is broken? It's the end of the world as we know it!

5. You dread classes spring semester because it means "the end" is near.

This college has been your home for four years, and you'd hate to leave...just when you found the administration building.

6. You're sitting in a class you hate, but you need it to graduate.

As much as communicable diseases sound cool, learning about them is not. Save yourself. Never sign up for Public Health as a gen-ed elective.

7. You never buy books from the college book store.

If you even buy them at all.

8. You've developed a drinking palette and no longer drink bad beer.

I bet you can tell the difference between Grey Goose and Burnett's.

9. You don't go to popular bars or university parties because 18-year-old freshman have invaded everywhere.

Every time!

10. You can write a paper the night before it's due and still make an A, even when your professor says it's a paper you can't write the day before.

As a senior, you have developed writing skills that require plenty of Starbucks, no sleep, and the ability to write high-quality BS.

11. You don't have a post-grad plan, or one that's solid enough to carry you through the months after graduating without a job.

12. You get angry when you hear a freshman say that want to transfer, or that they hate college.

It's crazy to think that someone on your campus dislikes the school you've pledged yourself to for four years. It happens, and some schools aren't meant for everyone. It still gets you heated though.

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