Leslie Knope is one of TV's best characters, no doubt about it. She's hardworking, funny, caring, and rolls with the punches. As a second semester senior, you're probably feeling a lot of emotions, dealing with quite a bit of stress, and trying to understand that life probably isn't going to work out the way you planned. Leslie understands, and here are 15 ways she relates hard to what you're going through:

1. You randomly get emotional, thinking, "in a few months, this won't be my life anymore."

2. After you've applied to your 600th job, and haven't heard back from any yet:

3. When it's flu season but you absolutely cannot miss class, because the teacher has a ridiculous attendance policy and you'll fail after one absence:

4. Hanging out with your friends who are younger than you when they bring up the fact that you're leaving them soon:

5. When someone asks about your ~post-grad~ plans:

6. You don't have the safety net of being able to drop a class or even fail it because there are no more semesters to retake any classes.

7. Sometimes senioritis kicks in...

8. But then you realize that you're so close to being done and have to have a little talk with yourself.

9. When you FINALLY get a job interview:

10. Following up with job recruiters like:

11. And also like this:

12. This is you about 98% of the time:

13. Talking to your mom has increased exponentially.

14. You simultaneously are ready for the next step in life...

15. ...but aren't ready to leave this chapter behind just yet.