Dear Class of 2016,

Good luck with your last semester of college! Also, thank you for everything you did during your college careers. Whether it was volunteering, serving on the executive board of a club, or playing at an open mic night, you truly made an impact on this campus. So thank you for leaving it better than how you found it. The rest of us not yet graduating will miss you.

You were our tutors, our mission trip leaders, our grandbigs, our intramural team members, our coworkers, our teacher assistants, our orientation leaders, our trivia team members, and our study abroad partners. You gave us class recommendations, teacher recommendations, restaurant recomendations, club recommendations, and dating advice. You took us under your wings. You made fun of us when we embarrassed ourselves, but most importantly you were some of our best friends.

We got to spend part of our college careers together. For me it was the beginning and for you it was the end. You made my transition into college easier, having a cool older kid by my side, and I made your last years a little more fun by reminding you what dining halls and dorm living was like. You reminded us to give ourselves a break from studying when we deserved it and we reminded you to work a little harder when senioritis started getting to you.

The years of college we spent together were just long enough to build strong friendships, but short
enough it makes saying goodbye so hard. At the end of this semester, a lot of you are moving away to places all across the country. Some of you are staying here, but it still won't be the same not having you campus. It's actually kind of nice knowing you're entering the real world first. Us college kids will get to watch you do this so-called "being an adult" thing before we actually have to give it a shot.

We look up to you so much and we can't wait to see all of the amazing things you do in this world. Class of 2016, you have taught us a lot, you have helped us a lot, and we have been inspired by you. Thank you for being great role models and letting us watch you do all the scary things first.

Even though I'm just a lowly underclassmen now I hope to one day be half as helpful to the future underclassmen once I'm a cool older kid myself. Your advice and guidance has helped me to grow into a better person throughout my college career. Your presence on campus will be greatly missed.

Let's make the most of this last semester together on campus. Don't forget to come back to visit!