As a senior in college, my age is oftentimes the source of a lot of confusion. Here are some situations that all people who look too young for their age have probably experienced at least once in their lives.

1. People have ultra-inspected your real ID.

If you ever try and go into a bar or order a drink at a restaurant, people practically study your ID card. They examine the back, look extra close at the picture, scrutinize your birthday and finally shrug and allow you to enter the bar or order a drink.

They act like you handed them this:

2. You've even been carded at an R-rated movie.

Do I look 16? I'm 21! Again, people think you're using a fake ID but they ultimately sell you a ticket because, after all, it's just a movie.

And then you sit in the movie feeling like....

3. People have thought you were a camper rather than counselor.

You've been asked a question like, "Where are you supposed to be?" to which you reply, "This is my period off — I work here." Or maybe a parent of your camper has asked you if you enjoy being a CIT (a.k.a. counselor in training) and you're a little embarrassed when you have to clarify that you're actually staff.

4. If you have siblings, people often mix up your ages.

Or they just falsely assume that you must be the younger one. You'd need to be holding a sign for people to correctly guess that you are the older sibling. Because of this, you have at least once introduced yourself as the oldest or indicated your age early on in the conversation to avoid confusion later.

5. People question your age if you're traveling alone.

When airport security asks you if you're traveling alone, and you answer yes, they'll raise one eyebrow and closely study your passport.

This look is all-too-familiar:

6. You've been asked, "What grade are you in?" as a college student.

To which you reply, "I'm in college." No matter how many times this has happened, you're never fully prepared for the shocked expressions that follow that statement.

7. You've been directed to the children's department while clothing shopping.

You just wanted a smaller size and the retail assistant is like, "You might have better luck in another section." You unsuspectingly follow her only to be led to the children's department...

8. Classmates try to guess your age and they are always wrong.

People rarely ask what year you are. Instead they start with, "So...you must be a freshman..."

And you're like:

9. You have been offered a children's menu in a restaurant.

When you go out to eat with your parents, you suddenly look about ten years younger. So it should come as no surprise when the host of the restaurant asks if you would like a children's menu. Though you are mortified, you simply can not resist playing that word search and coloring in the pictures!

You've been told that one day you'll appreciate looking younger than your age. So you'll just have to wait it out.