College isn't easy. Today in America, college tuition costs are going up, requirements are getting longer, and the pressure to make an impact at school is real. Students are expected to get good grades and get involved, and although it can be incredibly stressful, it's also a blast.

After being in college for way too long, my journey is coming to a close at the end of the semester. I've cried so many tears I could probably fill an ocean, and I've stressed to the point where I've made myself physically ill. I've drank more coffee than I care to admit, sometimes 2 or 3 cups a day. I've fallen asleep in public, at the library while studying for an exam. And I've pulled the classic all-nighter after procrastinating on an essay that was due the next morning.

I came in as a shy, scared freshman wondering if college was how movies portrayed it. Now, I'm coming out of college as an adult ready to enter the workforce and get my life going. I've grown, I've made lifelong friends and lasting memories. And the other day I realized that I have about a million different emotions running through my head while I'm trying to process the fact that I am graduating. That everything I've known while in a school setting is about to change. Sometimes words fail to emphasize just what you're thinking- and in this case, GIFs speak!

1. "This is my last semester!"

Yay, we're excited! You've been stressing over homework and tests and essays, and it's all about to end! You really didn't know if this day would ever come at some points, but you're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

2. "This is my LAST SEMESTER."

Does this mean I have to be an actual adult now? I have to get a job, and pay taxes, and own a house. What's a mortgage? How do I cook? HELP. Obviously, graduating is nerve wracking. You'll have people helping you, of course, but you don't have the cushion of putting it off any longer. You need to grow up, and that means no more wearing sweat pants to the grocery store.

3. "Will I still talk to my friends?"

You've made so many friends through extracurricular activities, classes, whatever. And you love them SO MUCH. They've been by your side through class projects, breakups with your lousy ex, and seen you at your worst drunken stake-and they've stayed. You talk every day, simply because you're all college students who relate to each other. But once you graduate, where does that leave everyone? Will that group chat you made fizzle once everyone gets jobs, spouses, and children? It keeps you up at night sometimes. Seriously.

4. "Will I even get a job?"

Getting a part time job required 5,000 applications, 15 years of experience, and you selling your soul to the employer. What more do you have to give to get a full-time, salaried job with benefits? Your degree is a piece of paper claiming you know things. But what if your field isn't hiring? What if they are, but you have to move across the country? What if you hate your job after spending tons of money trying to become qualified for it? Just hire me, please. I'm begging you.

5. "I hope I don't trip across the stage."

Granted, this was a legitimate concern in high school as well, but in high school, you weren't walking in front of thousands of classmates. Maybe 500 or so? And you knew most of them. These people are strangers, and somehow, that makes it so much more mortifying.

6. Let me pass these classes.

Logically, you know you're doing well in your class. However, a part of you is worried that a single class will prevent you from getting that long-awaited diploma, so you have your head stuck in a book almost every chance you get. Life? What's life. You don't have one of those anymore.

7. "FINALLY!"

You worked hard for this. You doubted if you could do it. Others doubted if you could do it. But you proved them wrong. This is a cause for some serious celebrating.

8. "I'm gonna miss this place."

Your friends are talking about plans for next semesters. Your RSOs are talking about next semester, next year, and suddenly you're sitting there with the realization that you won't be part of that. You'll be off adulting in the real world- and you're going to miss this. Clubs, sports, and RSOs are a unique thing to college, because you spend a lot of time with these people. Of course sports and clubs are a thing in the adult world, but you focus more on your job and family than you do when you're in college, and the experience is unique. Although you groaned about going to the weekly meetings some days, you know you're going to miss them. And miss the people. Like, a lot.