Graduation season is upon us. Many students feel a little bitter-sweet as they nostalgically do things for the last time before turning that tassel. What some don't realize is that there are a plethora of things you will never miss not doing ever again after college. Here are just a few of the activities none of us will shed a tear over.
1. Writing a paper for something completely irrelevant to your life.
Writing a 15 page paper on rock formations is like running on a treadmill while eating a donut-- completely pointless. Only your professor, and maybe your mom for some proofreading help, read this and you probably learned absolutely nothing.
2. Pulling an all-nighter.
We've all been there-- eight cups of coffee deep on the silent floor of the library at 5 a.m. You probably had a huge exam and waited until the last minute to study. It was completely your fault, but at the end of the day it seems strange to skip an entire night of sleep to memorize information you'll forget in a few hours. Good thing we will never have to do this again.
3. Running into your classmates at the bar and then feeling awkward in class.
You probably had talked to them a whopping three times that semester and then greeted them with an embarrassing level of enthusiasm when seeing them out at your favorite bar. You have no idea what you talked about after that, which makes class pretty awkward from there on out.
4. Stepping foot into a library.
Way too much of your time in college is spent in the library. Unless you are studying to be a teacher post-commencement, most of us will never step foot into a library again.
5. Worrying about a grade.
A, B, C, D and F will simply be letters of the alphabet after you walk across that stage-- not making or breaking whether you can move on to the next stage in your life.
6. Paying for books you don't even want to read.
You bought your phys book for $200, merely skimmed it once before the final and got $30 back. Sounds like a solid investment to me.
7. Buying a number two pencil.
Pencils are for 6-year-old's learning cursive. I will be happy if I never have to look at a pencil again.
8. Running into your exes EVERYWHERE.
This one is unavoidable. When everyone you've ever dated for the last four years lives within a one-mile radius, you are bound to have some awkward run-ins. Thankfully in the real world if you don't want to see your ex, you don't have to see your ex.
9. Cramming for an exam and then forgetting everything right after.
We will miss this the least.
10. Running into protests on your way to class that you really don't care about.
You probably didn't know that were so many things weird social justice issues before you got to college. Students have realized that all they need are some signs and megaphone and they just might end up on the local news.
11. Having people ask you to fill out surveys all the time.
I have never won that $20 visa gift card so I won't miss this at all.
12. Coming up with unique ways to avoid brochure handouts on campus.
We have all been harassed by every organization on campus to take a brochure. Sometimes avoiding eye contact is not enough.
13. Signing a petition for a cause you have no idea about.
We've all been there before, an overzealous student stops you and asks you to "sign their petition against clapping at University ceremonies because some people are offended that--". You're not really sure what else they said, but you just signed it so you could get to your 9 a.m. on time without a fight.
14. The constant thrill that you may or may not get a parking ticket.
We all probably have 20 plus parking tickets on our student accounts that we're hoping our parents think is tuition and pay for it.
Even though there are tons of things we will miss about our four years in liberal arts heaven, there are plenty to be happy we never have to do again!
