So as I prepare for my ninth semester, there are a lot of thoughts running through my mind about what the last moments of college will have in store. Being a super senior is becoming more common with students needing a little extra time to fulfill graduation requirements. Here are some of the most inescapable truths of what it's like being the oldest on campus.
1. Most friends have graduated, and this is the first time returning without them.
It's going to feel a little lonely, and your memories are going to be different without those friends right by your side. But there's always still Skype to catch your ride-or-die friends up to date with life back at school. They're probably going to feel weird not going back and want the updates.
2. You know the drill...more than you should.
After four summers of preparing, you know exactly what you do and don't need. Between knowing which books to order and which you know you'll never open, what clothes are unnecessary, and everything else that comes with moving, you're a professional. how could you not be after that much practice?
3. You miss your professors and can't wait to see them again.
Admit it, you definitely have a favorite professor, and you've definitely taken a few of their classes over the years just because you enjoy them. And the time away over the summer makes it really sink in.
4. Then you grow sad when you realize this is the last opportunity you have to be in their class.
What are we supposed to do without them to encourage us? They've helped us learn way more than we ever expected by challenging us to find the knowledge we were seeking. I personally can't thank my professors enough for that. (I'm looking at you, Tyler.)
5. Almost all of your crew is younger than you.
With almost everyone else in your class already graduated, your friend group at school turns into other super seniors and underclassmen.
6. You're not interested in many clubs/organizations like you once were.
We're not the freshman who want to get involved with everything anymore. While all of the organizations were a blast, they take up a lot of time, and most of the time, making sure grades are on fleek to prepare for graduation is more important than that club meeting.
7. You know it's only going to take a few dumb comments from freshmen to illicit a sassy comment.
"Where's Neubig?"
"Is there no other way to get up this hill to the library?"
Please get the hell out of my way.
8. You don't entirely care about making many new friends.
What's the point when you're going to leave so soon? Plus the friends you already have are fabulous.
9. You think graduation can't come soon enough.
After the four year mark, you really start to feel like you need to get out of college. The workload seems unbearable, getting up for class becomes a pain, and you want even more independence.
10. But you kinda don't want to graduate.
There's so much anxiety about real world that at times it's not hard to imagine why people say that college is the best four years of your life. Where else can you do that much stupid stuff on a Tuesday and have it be seen as socially acceptable?
