Now that the semester's over, you can finally relax and enjoy your summer break. The weather’s beautiful and you don’t have exams and papers to stress over anymore. However, when you come home after a long period of time, people tend to hound you with questions that you don’t feel like answering. All you want to do is relax after a stressful semester and not be interrogated. Here are some of the questions people tend to ask you:
How did finals go?
They crushed my hopes and dreams, but I can’t actually say that out loud. You end up giving some generic response about how they were tough and you’re glad they’re over; when in reality you think you failed.
What’s your major?
“Major” is a trigger word. How am I supposed to know what I want to do with the rest of my life when I’m 19 years old?
Do you have an internship for the summer?
How am I supposed to have an internship if I don’t even know my major? I just got home from college, I want to relax and not think about the real world.
Are you dating anyone?
This might be the most dreaded question of all. It’s always the best when your grandma asks it at the dinner table in front of your whole family.
Do you have a job at school?
Going to college is a job in itself. I barely have time to sleep or eat, how am I supposed to have a job too? But don't worry I do have time to finish a series on Netflix in a short period of time.
How’s your GPA?
Are you trying to stress me out? My classes were hard this semester, that’s a good enough excuse, right?
Do you want to go to graduate or medical school after college?
Hold up. More school? I haven't even graduated college. I can't think about doing several more years of stress and tears. I was actually thinking of taking a vacation when I graduate instead.
Do you know what you want to do when you graduate?
No. I absolutely have no clue what I want to do when I graduate. I want to stay at college forever, is that allowed? Graduating college means becoming an adult and I don't think I'll ever be prepared to do that. College is about figuring out what I want to do. I don't have to have it all figured out right away.
These questions are almost inevitable. You might as well start preparing your responses because these questions are bound to be asked at your next family gathering. Even though you want to pull your hair out, try to respond in a way so that your family thinks you have your life together (when we all know you have no clue what you're doing).
