My Instagram and Facebook feeds today were filled with pictures of college graduation and baccalaureate. Normally, this wouldn't really affect me. But this year, these are my friends. I hate to see them go, and I really hate that in only 365 short days, it's going to be my graduation day.
Now, I could write an incredibly corny post about all the emotions I'm feeling about next year being my last year of college. Or, I could just let Michael Scott do the talking for me.
You're the oldest in the school, or should I say, “washed up"?
Attending parties as a 22-year-old is probably a hell of a lot different than attending parties as an 18-year-old. That acid colored cooler of “punch" no longer looks as appetizing, no one wants to DFMO with a senior when there's a hot new bunch of freshman girls, and you can't even remember what color your chucks used to be, but you refuse to be irrelevant.
When you say “next year," you mean the real world.
For your entire life, “next year" always translated to another year of school. Nope, that's no longer the case. Next year you're exiting the Wake Forest bubble and entering the real world, and instead of looking forward to another year of education, you get to look forward to a whole new life in the workforce. So, as much as you hate doing your Spanish homework, take advantage of your freedom before you start a 9 to 5.
You're about to leave all the people you've spent the past 4 years with.
Now, I'm not saying you are going to stop being friends with them. But gone are the late night gossip sessions, weekly outings to Brynn's, and one too many drunken escapades. Take full advantage of this last year living with your best friends; you're not going to get those snuggle sessions back.
You have to start paying for yourself soon.
Yep, eventually you will be off of your parent's payroll. Might wanna start rethinking those late night Domino's or Gilt shopping binges.
If it's on the bucket list and it hasn't been done, now's your time.
Told yourself you would streak the Quad before graduation? Hook up in an academic building? See the Wake Forest tunnels? Time's running out folks. This is your year to say YOLO and do everything you said you would, even if it means skipping a few classes.
When you realize that everything you do is for the last time.
Attend all of the parties. Go to on campus events. Go out every chance you get. Tell your crush how you feel. Now's your chance!