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11 Realizations Every College Junior Will Understand

The end is so near but seems so far...

Lorna Johnson
Mar 08, 2017
Wake County, North Carolina
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Junior year. Known to be the hardest year of them all. I mean, you should be super proud of yourself for making it this far! Three out of four years down? Not bad. But so far, this year has been a tough one. Your academic adviser seemed to pile all of your most confusing classes into one semester on your plan of study, your social life starts to become a long gone, distant memory, and you may start to wonder, why you even came to college at all? You aren’t alone! All of us college juniors understand the same struggles that come along with this dreaded third year. And here are just a few of the things that cross our minds on a weekly basis:

1. You realize you are drowning in papers and projects

2. You start to question if this major is really for you

3. Do I need a minor or do I need sleep?

4. What if I dropped out, would it be so bad?

5. The end is so near, yet so far

6. But then it’s time to face the real world

7. I wish I was a freshman again

8. A bottle of wine has started to become by BFF

9. What is a social life?

10. Someone asks if I'm okay, yeah I'm totally fine...


11. I’m reading this to avoid my homework

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