Well, it's the end of January now and that means saying goodbye to the month you just spent on the couch watching Netflix and hello spring semester. A lot of things associated with spring are good, like spring break and not having to put on a tundra coat every time you go outside, but for seniors, it means graduation is quickly approaching and there's nothing you can do to stop it so that's terrifying.
As a second semester senior myself, here are some of the thought processes I've had during my first week back:
1. I'm allowed to drink an entire bottle of wine on a Monday because I have to graduate soon and that's a good enough reason all by itself.
2. I'm definitely not going to succumb to senioritis the way I did around this time my senior year of high school.
Except, my anthropology professor assigned a lot of reading that really isn't going to make a difference in my life in the long run so maybe I'll just not read it. Yeah, definitely a better idea.
3. Being completely stuck in between wanting to be done with school and wanting to stay here forever.
Like, I don't want to do anything while I'm here but also please don't make me leave because being an adult seems horrible.
4. Using "because I have to be an adult soon" as an excuse to make completely horrible, irrational, impulsive decisions.
5. Having a minor breakdown at the mere mention of the words "graduation," "jobs" and "student loans."
Please don't use those words around me, I find them personally offensive.
6. Maybe I'll just switch my major right now so they have to let me stay. Maybe I suddenly have a new passion in marine biology and need to start school all over again.
Plot twist, I'm actually a freshman! Graduation just seems so horrible.