To all my fellow second-semester seniors out there, I feel your pain. Getting old is far harder than anyone ever warned us it would be.

As our final weeks fly by, I've found myself noticing more and more moments in my daily life that make me feel like a senior citizen as the harsh reality of adulthood sets in. Despite our outwardly youthful appearance, the past four years have certainly taken a toll on us and the following quirks are telltale signs that we are getting older:

1. Your joints crack as you stand up after sitting for an extended period of time.
2. You actually have to stretch before and after working out.
3. You start going to bars instead of basement frat parties.
4. You pick up money from the street with the enthusiasm of a homeless person because you’re broke.
5. And every penny counts when you’re trying to pay your bills at the end of the month.
6. You keep more food than alcoholic beverages in your fridge.
7. You despise loud noises.
8. Naps are unashamedly an essential part of your life.
9. You have reading glasses.
10. You struggle to keep up with trendy lingo from your generation.
11. Your younger friends have to help you use your phone when Apple updates its software.
12. You enjoy spending time in stores like Williams Sonoma.
13. And you feel like it’s the best day ever when you buy your very first spatula.
14. Not to mention, cookware.
15. And dishcloths.
16. It’s equally thrilling to peruse stores like Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel.
17. …but you know you’re ballin on a budget so your reality looks more like Ikea & used furniture from your parents’ basement.
18. You’re studying for the GRE and GMAT on Sunday afternoons.
19. Or you’re past that point and you’re applying to graduate school programs…
20. Which means you’re probably experiencing PTSD from when you had to write supplements for the 10+ colleges you applied to when you were in high school.
21. And thinking of high school makes you feel even OLDER because that was literally four years ago.
22. You’re tired of people “ooh-ing and ahh-ing” when you tell them you’re a senior…
23. Even though you pretty much get mistaken for an 18-year-old at least once a month.
24. Passing by the freshman dorms makes you feel as old as a dinosaur.
25. You can’t stand to eat the same food on campus that you’ve eaten for the past four years.
26. You know how to navigate the Winston-Salem area without using your GPS.
27. You’ve applied for graduation.
28. You get inquiries in the mail about buying frames for your diploma.
29. You schedule your senior portraits for the Howler Yearbook.
30. You already miss your friends and you’re not even gone yet.
31. You’re on LinkedIn more times a day than Facebook and any other social media platform combined.