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8 Questions You Should Never Ask A Graduating College Senior

No, we really can't believe we're already almost done.

Halee Jean

Apr 11, 2017

Saint Mary's College - Indiana

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8 Questions You Should Never Ask A Graduating College Senior

Halee Sikorski

My college days are quickly winding down, much faster than I ever expected or would like to admit. Being a college senior is apparently like having a huge sign on your forehead that says "ask me anything you want because I'm an adult now." But I'm not (at least not yet) and all of the following questions make me want to cringe and build a fort to watch Netflix in for the rest of the day, or drink my sorrows away, pick your poison. Either way, don't ruin the day of a fellow college senior by asking any of the following.

1. "So, what are you doing after graduation?"

Unless they know what they're doing after graduation, don't ask. Just don't. There are a lot of unknowns right now, and we don't want to talk about it.

2. "Are you excited to graduate?"

To be completely honest, I don't know! I don't know how to feel right now.

3. "Are you going out tonight?"

Yeah, of course, I'm going out tonight. I only have so many nights left with my friends to have no cares in the world. Let me live.

4. "Can you believe this is your last ... ?"

No, I can't believe it. The past four years flew by and I can't believe this is my last football game, tailgate, darty season, or anything else for that matter.

5. "Are you just living with your parents after you graduate?"

How do you expect me to make adult decisions right now, I don't even know what I'm eating for dinner tonight. I'm also broke, so we'll see how far that gets me.

6. "Are we ever going to see each other again?"

I'm just not ready to accept the fact that the people I've lived with for the past four years are suddenly going to be spread all across the country.

7. "So about that ring by spring?"

I'm convinced this phrase is a complete myth. How is anyone my age genuinely ready to get engaged and married right now? I can hardly take care of myself on a day to day basis.

8. "Can you believe you're already done?"

No, I can't! The past four years flew by and I can't believe it's already almost over. Cheers to making these next few weeks the best they can be. Here's to us, class of 2017.

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No, we really can't believe we're already almost done.

1. "So, what are you doing after graduation?"

2. "Are you excited to graduate?"

3. "Are you going out tonight?"

4. "Can you believe this is your last ... ?"

5. "Are you just living with your parents after you graduate?"

6. "Are we ever going to see each other again?"

7. "So about that ring by spring?"

8. "Can you believe you're already done?"

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2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

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9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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