Dear Friends,

For some of you it has been three and a half years of getting to know each other. For some it has been much shorter. Some of you, I met on move-in day, others of you I didn’t meet until last semester. Either way, you have all had an impact on my time here as an undergrad and I am grateful to have become friends with each and every one of you. It still hasn’t sunk in that you will officially be a college graduate and won’t be a hop, skip and a jump across campus. Instead you will be miles away. You won’t be there to sit next to in class, or to work on group projects, or to procrastinate by having aimless conversations together.

But for now, we have a few days left together it’s time to make the most of it. Let’s go get dinner instead of studying for finals. Let’s stay up late reminiscing of all the great times, and the sad times. The times we wish never happened and finally, let’s go have the time of our lives.

Good luck in all of your future endeavors, whether it be grad school, a job, or searching for one of the two.

Most importantly, even if you get a super cool job, or are drowning in grad school homework, you all better come back to walk across the stage with the rest of us. And I would love to have you come visit any (or every) weekend in the spring. There is always an open spot on my couch, or floor. Use the money you are saving by not staying an extra semester, to pay for your gas to get here.

And for my friends from home who are graduating early from their colleges this December, know that you now have no excuse to not come visit me in the spring.

Sincerely,

Your Friend who isn't graduating until May