In less than two months, hundreds of seniors will walk the stage and graduate from WT, myself included. So, after thinking about this (and maybe slightly fearing it) I thought of a couple things I remember as a freshman hoping I would accomplish by the time I was a senior. Most of these I have definitely not accomplished, but hey, maybe some of the other seniors have! So here goes:
- To take the stairs to the top of the CC without sounding like the big bad wolf about to huff and puff the little piggy's house down.
- It's a thing. I personally feel like I might die of an asthma attack afterwards, but I am out of shape, so hopefully other seniors have fared better here.
- To figure out what they are going to do with their life.
- Yeah, life decisions are a big deal, especially a life decision about what you will do for the rest of your life. It's hard. I still don't know.
- To get rid of the freshman 15.
- Ha. Ha! HA! Definitely did not happen for me, but that's okay!
- To go into the Buffalo Fountain platform without getting in trouble.
- I have heard stories of people doing this. I personally don't think I would make the jump without actually falling in and like breaking my ankle. But good luck to all the rest of you guys!
- To use all of their meal plan at least once
- One time I only had two left. I felt like the most accomplished person ever. But now I am lucky it its below 60.
- To graduate with a 4.0
- Sometimes you pick a major that you actually 100% not meant for and you get a B. That's okay. But also lots of classes are really hard. Like Organic Chemistry, if you make it out with a B, props to you, you are my hero.
- To have a plan after graduation
- Career Services has lots of great options and opportunites to help you figure what you want to do. They rock, use them!
- To make it through four years without pulling an all-nighter
- Procrastination is a thing, which sometimes results in needing the whole night before to prepare yourself. It happens to the best of us and the worst of us.
- To find a partner, best friend, soulmate, etc.
- At this age, everyone is asking you if you are seeing anyone or if you've met anyone, or, like in my case, everyone from your close family to your distant relatives to people from your church trying to play match-maker.
- Oh and to figure out what they are going to do with their life
- This one deserves to be mentioned twice because, well, life is hard and scary.