Spring semester of senior year already? Where has the time gone! How could I be thinking of coming back to college for the last time as a student? I feel like it was just yesterday that I hugged my mom goodbye as she dropped me off at my freshmen dorm. Clearly, time has flown by- especially considering I just registered for my last semester of classes ever. What a stressful experience; my stomach was in knots as I walked into my advisor's office to discuss my spring semester schedule for senior year. When she said, "go online and apply for graduation..." I couldn't breath. I felt like I blinked and 3 and a half years had passed. I took my list of classes, 16 credits left, and went home to register for them.
Here are the 10 thoughts that go through a senior's head while applying for classes for the last time:
** checks registration time **
1. "Typical, I am in the last round of seniors to pick classes. 6:00 PM, can't forget."
** checks availability on classes **
2. "Sh*t they are already all filling up."
3. "If I don't get into all my classes, I won't graduate"
4. "Oh my god, sh*t. What if I don't graduate?"
** stresses about the thought of not graduating for an hour **
** calls home to vent... and cry **
5. "Get a hold of yourself, you're graduating"
** signs in online to register at exactly 6:00 PM **
** website crashes due to hundreds of students signing on at once **
6. "F*CK! I'm not graduating. Why does this school hate me?"
** website loads **
7. "Oh. Ok never mind, I'm good."
** checks box for each class needed **
** hits "register" button **
8. "Prerequisite?! NO! I already took that stupid class!"
** immediately emails advisor, twice **
** advisor responds, "take a deep breath and refresh the page" **
** registration goes through **
9. "Holy sh*t... I am graduating. I'm leaving, that's it and it's all over."
** starts crying... sobbing, uncontrollably **