1. We are not scared little freshman anymore.
We’ve been around the block a few times and the first week of classes is a breeze. Chances are you know a bunch of other kids in the class and you’ve had the professor before. Freshman year you would have been sitting in your seat almost sick to your stomach with nerves but now you just hang back, relax and chit chat because you’ve been here a ton of times before.
2. But we still have no idea what we’re doing.
Yes, we’ve been around the block a few times, but let’s be honest, it's a miracle we made it this far and we still have no idea what we're really doing with our lives. We’re only cruelly reminded of this on the daily as everyone starts asking “so what’re your plans for after graduation?” We only have two semesters to ignore our responsibilities so can we please do that in peace?!
3. Naps are (still) a must.
Okay, so we all valiantly tried to resist napping during the first week of school, but that’s kind of the busiest time of the semester and we all know how that goes... And anyway, life’s too short not to nap.
4. We’re so ready to move on.
As you sit and read through your text book, diligently taking notes because your professor assigns weekly quizzes, it hits that in a few months we won’t be doing that anymore. We’re seniors, and that means this is our last year in this place, in these classrooms, doing this work. It’s been fun, but continual sleep-deprivation and never-ending homework is definitely getting old.
5. But wait, we actually have to leave this place?
As you laugh with your friends on the way to class, you realize that pretty soon this won’t be a daily occurrence. After this year, we won’t live within a few minutes of all our closest friends. In fact, we might all be scattered across the country.
6. What do you mean I have to be an adult?
As soon as you realize you actually have to leave your home away from home, you realize what comes next- the real world. No more binge-watching Netflix in the middle of the day. And sadly, no more naps. Once school is out you’ll become a part of the regular 9-5 crew. A regular old boring adult.
7. We might not be ready to let go.
As much as we're ready to be done with the work of college, we're not quite ready to let go. Leaving college means leaving friends and memories. Of course there are great things to come, but I kind of wished I had listened when everyone told me these would be the best years of my life. And I really wish I had listened when they told me that they go by quickly....
