Being a fifth-year may sound horrible, but at times, life happens. Everyone finishes out college at different times, and it's actually very normal. The ideal time to finish with your first undergraduate degree is in four years. Some are quicker than others, and some take much longer.
One can become a fifth-year senior in college for many different reasons. Whether it be a personal issue, change of major, finishing classes for a minor, finishing an internship requirement, or adding another degree and certificate into your mix (which I am doing and foolishly thought that my senioritis couldn't possibly get worse, the joke's on me). Either way, it is not odd to be a fifth-year senior, but living through this stage can have its little weird moments.
1. We're too old for this shit
You once could pull an all-nighter, go out with your friends, and go the extra mile in extracurriculars. Now all of that just seems to be too much of a hassle and you would rather just go home and bum out the rest of the day.
2. Your friends have graduated
Your friends leave you and you really don't feel like making new ones.
3. Getting asked why you're still here
We ask ourselves the same question, trust me. In the end, we just hope it's worth it.
4. You're not involved in much of anything at all
You realize you have gone above and beyond the past four years and have kept your schedule pretty busy. So now you just want to relax, get through your classes, and just get out.
5. You're adulting, but still a college student
There's this awkward stage where you're still in the college stomping grounds, but your time has passed for the drama, extracurriculars, internships, and overrated social events. You're working on you and your job performance.
6. Your friends who have graduated are adulting
Which means they are moving forward and making new memories without you. Yes, you are happy and proud of them, but you would also like to be making those new adult memories with them.
7. You can easily read the professor and his teaching style in the first few days of classes
After going to college classes for four years you've got the college life down pretty much. Which makes classes way more boring and dull. Just got to make the most of it and hope you got one more school year left.
8. You're over the fast food
Fast food is great and a quick grab when you are in a rush and don't have time to prep your meal, but after four years, you realize what fast food has really done to you. You realize you need to take care of your body more and strive to be that meal prepper that your body needs you to be.