As finals week approaches, and spring semester comes to an end, many of us will be saying goodbye to our sophomore year of college, which marks the halfway point in our college careers. While this may seem normal from an outsider's perspective, it brings about much more complicated feelings from the inside. Here are 14 thoughts you have during a mid-college crisis.
1. I'm So Old.
2. I'm Not Ready To Be An Adult.
3. I Can Barely Take Care Of Myself.
4. What Have I Been Doing With My Life For The Past Two Years?
5. How Did Two Years Pass Without Me Noticing?
6. I Was Supposed To Have Completed Two Internships By Now.
7. I Only Have Two More Years To Figure Out What I Want To Do With The Rest Of My Life.
8. Do I Want To Go To Graduate School?
9. What If I Picked The Wrong Major?
10. What If I Don't Find A Job?
11. How Soon Do I Have To Start Paying Back My Student Loans?
12. I Might Only Have Two More Years Of Homework.
13. And Grades.
14. But I Still Don't Know What To Do.
But guess what? It's okay to be lost, confused, and panicked. It's normal. Our friends, parents, siblings, professors, and even our favorite TV show characters have gone through the same thing. It's scary because it's unknown, but that's also what makes it exciting.
So take the time to figure out what you want in the next two years, and if it takes longer than that, that's okay too. If you ever feel stressed and alone, just know that since there are so many people feeling the exact same way that you are, USA Today had to write an article about it. So to all the rising college juniors in the world, we'll get through this together.