8 Times Senior Year Hit You Hard
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8 Times Senior Year Hit You Hard

We all don't want it to end, but here are the moments when you knew it eventually would.

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8 Times Senior Year Hit You Hard
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Senior year is equally stressful as it is exciting. The reality is we can either choose to embrace every moment, or get lost in the fear of it all soon ending. While on this bumpy ride towards the finish line, there comes the emotional and terrifying moments that hit us all at some point along the way. Some moments make us want to crawl into a ball of anxiety and press the rewind button all the way back to freshmen year. There are also other times that help us realize how lucky we were to experience all that college had to offer, and how much we've learned looking back. Here are 8 times when the realities of senior year truly hit home, in every good and bad way possible.

1. When you realize this is your last year living with all of your best friends.

No more 3am drunk pizza and Netflix with some of your favorite people in the world? Not okay.

2. People never seem to stop asking ask how the "job hunt" is going and when all of your interviews are lined up.

The real world will come soon enough, please stop forcing it along.

3. You've forgotten what it's like to not get into bars, but still miss the rebellious feeling that came with getting in while underage.

Partying with freshmen and feeling 80 years old? You're a senior, for sure.

4. Having the occasional burst of fully deserved pride in having accomplished so much in just 4 short academic years.

You deserve to be proud! Now go treat yo self.

5. Searching for full time jobs and questioning if you've accumulated enough work experience to fully commit to "adulting."

Nothing's worse then feeling like you're not good enough. Take a deep breath and push forward. Everyone is going through this.

6. Your professors talk about putting yourself on the job market like it's a thing that will happen soon...oh, wait, it is.

Please teach me and stop scaring me, your class is enough stress as it is.

7. You begin to realize that this is the first summer you're not really excited about.

No more looking forward to the next Move In Day? Or even the once dreaded syllabus week? I'm dead.

8. You walk around campus admiring every building, staff member, and experience associated with it all because these were some of the best four years of your life, and you wouldn't have changed a thing.

Embrace every moment this year has to offer. There are even bigger things awaiting the next corner. Relax and enjoy the ride.


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