Looking back on the last three years, you may wonder where the time went. As a freshman, you were so excited to be in college. Well that excitement hasn't really faded. The only time it fades is during finals. This is it. There is one more year and then you're done. Excitement and experience are out there but college is here now. There is stress, nights you won't remember and even relationships that you won't forget. But, the real world is breathing down your neck. With the help of the characters from Parks and Recreation, this is what the daily thoughts of a person completing their junior year and looking on to their senior year of college looks like.
1. Looking at the underclassmen like they're so much younger than you
I mean really, how much younger are they? And age is just a number, right? But you're almost at the top again.
2. Wondering if this summer is going to be better than any of the others
How bad were the other ones? Are you staying in your apartment near campus or are you going home for one last break?
3. Not focusing in class because "it's basically finals week and I have other things to do"
Those other things being assignments for other classes.
4. Realizing that you're going to have to "adult" soon
You are an adult, legally, but there's going to be so many more bills to pay, you have to focus on having a full time job and probably a new place to live.
5. Getting concerned with whether or not you'll have a job when you graduate
We all know the feeling of panic that sets in when things are about to change. Especially a change so drastic. You haven't had one this big since going off to college!
6. Already beginning the senior slide and you just registered for classes
The laziness has set in already. Finals aren't even over yet but here comes the "senioritis" and you still have two full semesters left.
7. Contemplating on whether or not you'll actually need your books for next semester
Why waste the money if you don't actually need them? Maybe borrow them or go to the library? You never get as much back from selling them as you want to and that is a very sad truth.
In the end, it's your last year in college. Enjoying it is going to make it part of the best experience yet. Let's face it, it the last year of "freedom" before entering the real world. Make the most of it, make memories that you'll never forget, and continue to build relationships that will last a lifetime. College is a new world on its own, yet the real world is going to be biting at your heels.
