We are so close to the end of the semester. With only finals standing between college kids and the sweet feeling of summer vacation (or least not having to look at a textbook for 3 months) things are getting real. The weather is warmer, the procrastination is at an all time high, and the grades are (most likely) what they are.
Usually, finals season brings me a mixture of feelings. Incredible stress comes to mind. So does bittersweet feelings about the end of the semester. But this year, as a junior, I've felt something else too: incredible sadness at saying goodbye to my senior friends.
As a freshman and sophomore, I didn't know many of the seniors and this was never really something I thought about. But now, as I stand 2 weeks away from being one myself, I'm sad to watch them go. Because it means saying goodbye to friends who have made me laugh, who have come to represent TCU, who have filled my life with sweet joy. It also means facing the reality of only having one year left of being in college myself.
I remember walking on to campus the first day of freshman year. I was TERRIFIED and excited. I had no idea how this place would come to change me over the last three years. I had no idea how it would bring me people who I can't imagine my life without, many of whom will be walking across that stage in 2 weeks time.
So dear seniors, thank you for making TCU so wonderful for me. Thanks for being there as friends, mentors, and fellow Horned Frogs. Its sure meant a lot.