Being a second-semester senior is tough, you’re busy searching for a job and attempting to become a grown up while also trying to enjoy every moment you have left at college. Hearing nagging questions and sad realizations repeatedly doesn’t exactly help the fact that you are just trying to survive your last semester of school and also get into the real world. Next time you talk to a second-semester college senior consider refraining from saying any of these phrases.
1. Are you graduating on time?
I sure hope so!
2. What are you getting a degree in?
Sleep and Netflix because that’s all I do every day. Totally kidding, something that is very broad because I still don’t know what I’m doing with my life but can be applied to anything.
3. And what exactly can you do with that?
I’m still trying to figure that out too, I’ll get back to you on that one.
4. Have you applied anywhere?
Oh don’t worry I have.
5. And have you heard back from any companies?
Oh don’t worry I haven’t.
6. Are you going to move home?
*Sighs* Don’t wanna talk about it.
7. Or are you going to stay in your college town?
I WISH.
8. Are you sure you don’t want to go to grad school?
I’m not really sure, thanks for asking!
9. When are you getting married?
I’m just trying to graduate let’s not get ahead ourselves here.
10. Have you started saving for retirement?
Retirement? I’m still in college, I don’t even have enough money saved for the rest of my meals.
11. “You’re going to miss college”
I haven’t even left yet and I already do.
12. “Time to start acting like an adult”
But I’m trying to enjoy the few non-adult months I have left, I DON'T WANNA!!
13. “The real world sucks”
Sounds like it!