Wow. These past three and a half years have flown by. I'm not mentally prepared enough to graduate from COLLEGE. There are so many questions I still have!
I feel like freshman orientation was just last week and I was all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed awaiting all the wonders that college has to hold. I was nervous, excited, and terrified all at the same time. I never thought that Bowling Green State University would have the affect that it had on me.
Knowing that in just a few weeks I will be having my last first day of class for the rest of my life gives me the same anxious feelings that I had when first entering this wonderful place. It's strange how you can have the same feelings at the beginning and end of a chapter of your life. There's a weird solace to me knowing that one moment, one decision, one word can change the course of my entire life in an instant, and this is that time.
One piece of paper sets me apart from all of the people who aren't as "scholastically educated" as I am, according to society. One piece of paper costs me about $50,000 when all is said and done. Some people would consider college a ripoff or a scam, but the things and life lessons I've learned are simply priceless regardless of the actual retail value.
I'm going to take more interest in my classes and learn what the teacher's are teaching because it may be the last time that I'm in a class forever. I'm going to stop stressing so much and have long sleepless nights with my roommates because who knows where we'll all end up in the next couple of months. I will indulge in all my favorite BG delicacies and enjoy every last scrumptious bite.
In five months I will be saying bye to my roommates as roommates and moving on to just being friends. Friends that I think are really good friends will simply and subtly become acquaintances that I may never speak to again. It's crazy how life works like that. People that you know so well and have come to love will just become a very memorable chapter that has simply come to an end.
Thank you Bowling Green State University for being one of the greatest love stories in my life. Four years seem like such a short chapter, but every single day has been a reason as to why I am the person I am today. So cheers! Cheers to one more semester! Cheers to heading into the real world with new people and new wonderful memories! And Cheers to all of the tears that will inevitably fall throughout the semester when I'm feeling all nostalgic. I will always love you BGSU. You stole my heart and I wouldn't have it any other way.
