Two words: senior year. Honestly, I never believed everyone when they said that this year would come so fast, but it did. It felt just like yesterday that I graduated high school and moved onto college. I still remember how awkward I was that first year of college and how much has changed since then. Four years later and I can somewhat confidently say that I am an adult; however, I'm still just as quirky and awkward as the 'old me.' Going into senior year has flooded me with varying emotions that can be summed up by Awkward (you know that show on MTV that ended which followed a girl and all the *pun* awkward times she has).
1. When you actually have time to go out with your friends for your last year together and your questioning making some poor decisions
2. When you run into that guy/girl you use to talk to/hooked up with on campus
3. When you still have episodes of teen angst![]()
4. When it's your friends birthday and you're too poor to get them a real gift because you're four years in debt![]()
5. Speaking of friends, you try not to make rude comments about the friends you've lost over the years, but hey give yourself a break you're only human![]()
6. The feeling of confidence on your 1st day because you're finally a senior and knowing all freshman have no clue what they're doing
7. When you finally feel confident in your own skin because you learned that your opinion is the only one that matters
8. When you and your friend are in the same class together and it's an easy A
9. When people you graduated high school with (or even younger) are getting married and having children and your just like
10. That moment when you feel like you've made your parents proud and they start making comments like this to you
11. When maybe you realize you still have a lot of growing up to do because you still make terrible comments
12. When your friend is trying to set you up but you're happy with where you are at in your life
13. When you spent the day watching Netflix instead of actually doing your homework
14. When someone asks if you're a freshman
15. When you no longer live on campus and are jealous of everyone who has easy access to food
16. You finally know who your real friends are and you're into the same things
17. When you realize you don't have to act fake anymore because you only have a year left
18. When you know that you'll have to be a real adult in just a year (or a few if you have grad school) and it fills you with complex emotions
19. When you find out how expensive grad school applications actually are
20. And when you get interviews for grad school you know it's time to be cut-throat
21. When you're on your final semester and a professor gives a comprehensive final
22. And this is how you feel when your studying for your last finals
23. When you're finally done with school and you see the amount of debt you are now in
24. When you reflect on how much you changed and thinking that this is true
25. And when you're finally done with school you have time to do what you really want to do
Enjoy your senior year, it's the last year before you become a real adult. Study hard, but also save time for fun activities and try not to get too stressed. After all we all have grad school, job hunting, careers, and house hunting to look forward to after graduation.
