Before actually getting to college, you think you know exactly what you want to do and that will never in a million years change.
Wrong. All wrong.
It's so hard to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life at 21 years old, let alone at 18 years old, when the whole world expects us to choose. We still have a lot left to figure out. I'm graduating college next year and some days I want a job in my major, and other where I just hope that I'll magically become famous one day. It's okay, I've come to terms with the fact that I probably won't have it all together until I'm around 25.
There are actually some people who know exactly what they want to do with their lives and stick with it, and I would like to take this moment to applaud you.
1. You also start to realize that someone asking you “what's next?" is actually really annoying and you're over it.
No, I don't know what's next. I still have a year, give me time.
2. You're get bitter (jealous) when hearing other people's excitement about graduating high school and starting college in the fall.
We get it, you're graduating high school and you're super excited about college. Cool. Been there, done that. Those of us who are about be done with college really don't want to hear about all of the fun you're going to have over the next four years. It makes us think about all the fun that we're going to be missing out on when we're out in the adult world with adult jobs and adult responsibilities and we don't like it.
3. You become extremely nostalgic.
Reminiscing on all of the fun times you had during your freshman, sophomore and junior years becomes normal as you begin to realize that your time in college is almost up. You talk about all of your fun memories to anyone who will listen, and it gets old real fast. The youngins get tired of hearing about the good old days.
4. You also realize that people weren't lying when they said it goes by fast.
Four years goes by fast. You think you have all of this time left and then you blink and it's the summer before your senior year. It makes you appreciate your friends and time left at school even more.
5. You get excited.
It's easy to be sad about only having a year left, but it's also really exciting that we're going to be able to start our lives. After college you can virtually go anywhere in the world and do anything you want, and it's really something to get excited about. You're also about to have more independence and freedom, plus no more homework, tests, essays, or death by studying. Enjoy the time you have left, but look forward to your future.
