There comes a time in (most) every college undergrad's life when you have to give up your days of late-night cafeteria food and library "all-nighters" in exchange for early mornings in professional attire and other adult-type things. In an ideal world, college would last forever (minus the classes and homework and other painful things). We'd stay 20-somethings for years and years and never have to make the excruciating steps out into the "big kid" world. Unfortunately just like all good things, college comes to an end, and who better to explain the transition into adulthood than the lovely characters of "Parks and Recreation."
1. When you enter your last semester of classes and it hits you that you're actually about to graduate.
2. When you get called back for your first job interview.
MONEY.
3. When you go to that interview and you're totally not prepared for questions.
How would hiring me benefit your company? Honestly, it probably won't. I'm 22 and I have no professional experience. Please take pity on my poor, slightly educated soul.
3. Knowing you're about to graduate and giving up on making A's in your classes.
Weekly reading quizzes? Yeah, no thanks.
4. When you decide to go out for a casual drink with your fellow seniors to celebrate almost being alumni.
One drink is absolutely the same as 24 drinks, right?
5. And then going to class the next day and realizing you can't hang like you used to.
I am old and decrepit and everything hurts.
6. When your parents tell you that you can't live off of mac 'n cheese and cereal forever.
Why spend money on groceries when ramen noodles only cost $2.00 for a 6-pack?
7. When its time for your last round of final exams and you realize you actually need to do well to pass all of your classes.
Probably should have spent less time napping in class and more time actually paying attention to the professor.
8. When graduation day arrives and you're nervous as hell.
Oh god. What do I do? Where do I stand? What if I fall down the steps? Maybe just one glass of wine to calm my nerves. Or two. Or the entire bottle. Yes. One bottle will do perfectly.
9. When you realize your time as an undergraduate is over.
I MADE IT.
10. When you FULLY realize your time as an undergraduate is over.
What am I supposed to do now?
