Though I am not personally graduating in a few weeks, quite a few close friends will soon be saying goodbye to their undergrad years and hello to the real world. Well, some of them anyway.

However, hearing them talk about anything from grad school, to travel and big boy/girl jobs, to fun "filler" gigs has made a majority of the junior class realize that their college clock is ticking too.

Confronted with this fact, many are scrambling to find a reputable summer internship and spend as much time away from home as possible, soaking up every last moment they possibly can in the College Park, a very livable community.

Being one of those not-so-fortunate students still hoping to land their dream summer job - which accounts for just as much professionalism as it does simultaneous socializing - I can't help but start to understand the reasoning behind current seniors not jumping on the job bandwagon post-grad.

The fact of the matter is, college is four blurry years of living in a faux world where you are seemingly invincible; living on the faith that somehow, someway everything will work out.

And then, you register for your senior fall semester and realize "Oh gosh, this is it," and your fairytale walls come crashing down around you.

You soon realize that the rest of your life will more than likely be spent working 40 hours a week at a job you *hopefully* enjoy, paying bills, and potentially getting married and taking care of a family.

You just spent four years with your only concern being yourself, and in a handful of years, your perspective will have to drastically change.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am an overwhelmingly maternal family-oriented girl who nearly sobs at every baby she sees, but the thought of working 9-5 everyday and hubby-hunting/being a parent is terrifying.

Though I am certainly taking the necessary steps to try to secure that clutch career internship this summer, a large part of me can't help but to want to run for the hills [and by hills I mean the beach] to work some minimum wage waitressing job simply because this may be the last summer that I can do so.

So, graduating seniors. Two things:

1. Thanks for reassuring me that my "life" doesn't have to be over after graduation.

Despite what many believe, it's not terrible to not go to graduate school or land a big-time salary job immediately after finishing your final year of undergrad.

2. Good freaking luck!

Juniors, let the good times roll! Who knows how many we have left?