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College Graduation Best Described By The Cast Of 'Friends'

Ross screaming "i'm fine" is the most accurate representation, let's be real.

Nicole Huttunen

Apr 30, 2019

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College Graduation Best Described By The Cast Of 'Friends'

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Graduation can be a stressful and exciting time for many. You are closing another chapter of your life and getting ready to start a new one. You may be moving and leaving behind your friends and the town you have called home for the last four years, preparing for a 'big kid' job, and so much more. While it is safe to say you may be ready for the challenge, you can't help but look back on what these experiences taught you. Through the tears, the laughs, the stress, and all of the crazy moments, 'Friends' can perfectly represent your entire college experience from move-in day up to graduation day. Here are 9 times that 'Friends' perfectly described your life as you prepare for graduation.

When everyone keeps asking you what you are doing after college and you don’t even know the answer to that

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I wish I had an answer about that, but I don't. Next question.

When you discover that job hunting is a lot harder than you thought it would be

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Now you are competing against what feels like anyone and everyone. Be prepared to send out a lot of applications and just hope for the best.

When you realize you might have to leave the town you called ‘home’ for the last four years

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That town has become your comfort zone, are you ready to leave it?

When you learn that your friends are moving hundreds of miles away for grad school or for a job

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Instant tears

When you think about graduation day....

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Will you cry? What will you wear? Who is all going to be there? Who cares, this day is about you. Smile and be ready to celebrate.

How you feel when you think about paying off student loans

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Is anyone ever truly ready for the responsibility of paying bills? I can answer that, no.

When you discover the real world is not like college

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Well, shit, now what?

When the semester just seems to keep going and all you want to do is get that diploma

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I think we are all just trying to pass and be done with the BS already.

When you finally realize that you are so close to being done and beginning the rest of your life

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It is terrifying. But, you made it this far, now go out and conquer the real world.

To all the new college grads- Congrats, you did it.

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Feeling Lost During Syllabus Week? You're Not Alone!

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Winter break is over, we're all back at our respective colleges, and the first week of classes is underway. This is a little bit how that week tends to go.

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You learn attendance is mandatory and will be taken every class

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Participation is mandatory and you have to play "icebreaker games"

Everybody is going out because its 'syllabus week' but you're laying in bed watching Grey's Anatomy

Looking outside anytime past 8 PM every night of this week

Nobody actually has any idea what's happening this entire week

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Syllabus week is over and you realize you actually have to try now...or not

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Whether you specialized in ringing people up or preparing the food, if you worked at Panera Bread it holds a special place in your heart. Here are some signs that you worked at Panera in high school.

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College Graduation Best Described By The Cast Of 'Friends'

Ross screaming "i'm fine" is the most accurate representation, let's be real.

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When everyone keeps asking you what you are doing after college and you don’t even know the answer to that

When you discover that job hunting is a lot harder than you thought it would be

When you realize you might have to leave the town you called ‘home’ for the last four years

When you learn that your friends are moving hundreds of miles away for grad school or for a job

When you think about graduation day....

How you feel when you think about paying off student loans

When you discover the real world is not like college

When the semester just seems to keep going and all you want to do is get that diploma

When you finally realize that you are so close to being done and beginning the rest of your life

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Feeling Lost During Syllabus Week? You're Not Alone!

The professor starts to go over something more than the syllabus

You get homework assigned on the first day of class

There are multiple group projects on the syllabus

You learn attendance is mandatory and will be taken every class

Professor starts chatting about their personal life and what inspired them to teach this class

Participation is mandatory and you have to play "icebreaker games"

Everybody is going out because its 'syllabus week' but you're laying in bed watching Grey's Anatomy

Looking outside anytime past 8 PM every night of this week

Nobody actually has any idea what's happening this entire week

Syllabus week is over and you realize you actually have to try now...or not

Chips, apple or bread?

1. You own so many pairs of khaki pants you don’t even know what to do with them

2. Chips, apple or bread is probably your most repeated phrase

3. Taking bakery items with you out to parties was a must

4. Taking bakery items home to your parents was also a must (if you wanted to live)

5. Your friends expected you to give them free stuff

6. Being put on dishes made you question humanity

7. You saw everyone and their mother (especially their mothers)

8. Working the opening shift was actually the worst thing to ever happen to you

9. Being able to predict what people would order

10. Making coffee was your least favorite thing to do

11.Being put on the dining room was the absolute WORST

12. Secretly putting in your Panera card number when other people didn’t have them or want them.

13. You would still come in on days you weren’t working to take advantage of your discount

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Making the world safer through language.

1. Use singular they for people whose pronouns you don't know, people who use those pronouns, and stop using him/her.

2. Stop using the words "opposite sex" or "both sexes" or "opposite gender" or "both genders".

3. Ask people's pronouns when you meet them.

4. Use the word cisgender.

5. Stop saying "born a boy/girl" about a transgender or non-binary person.

6. Stop using the term 'preferred pronouns'.

7. Stop using a transgender or non-binary person's dead name.

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