Dearest Seniors,

The time for you to walk across that stage and graduate from college is quickly approaching and we, the ones that you are leaving behind when you go, have some things that we would like to say to you...

Thank you.

No really, thank you so much. You did a lot for us throughout the last few years and we don't even know how to repay that. You took an interest in us and took us under your wing. You taught us how to do college and quickly became our role model and someone to look up to. To a lot of us, you are the reason we stayed. We were having a hard time fitting in at school and we were going to transfer and leave... until we met you. We watched you make big mistakes and small mistakes and we learned from you (if the lessons learned were how to properly run a beer pong table, not drinking Mad Dog 20/20 the night before an early class or to always, always stay away from straight Fireball, then so be it.)

Don't forget about us and we won't forget about you. If you are scared to leave the college life and the friends that you have become so accustomed to just know that we have your back and that we are behind you 100 percent. We are excited to watch you enter the "real-world" but we are also excited for you to come back and visit us, even if it's just for Homecoming. We have apartment couches open for you whenever life is too hard, so don't be afraid to take a mental health break and come back to college for a day or two. We will remind you who you are and that you are strong enough to handle it.

Don't worry about what you are leaving behind here, because we have it all under control. It may not seem like it to you guys, but we learned from the best, didn't we? We know the ins and outs of college, academics and extracurricular activities. We will be okay without you guys here to guide us, and we are ready to take over your places, whatever they may be. We know how much they mean to you and we wouldn't want to disappoint you in any way. We will teach the next groups of new students the ropes, the same way you taught us and we will make sure they know your names and how much you meant to us.

Have fun out in the post-college world and know that you worked hard and had fun these last four years. We watched you work your asses off to get to this point and we know you can handle whatever life throws at you. Congrats on making it through college and we hope that we didn't annoy you too much while you were here. We love you all so much and we will miss you just as much as you'll miss you if not more.

Sincerely,

The ones you are leaving behind