The idea of going to college has been ingrained in my mind for as long as I can remember. When I finally graduated high school, college was the obvious next step, so off I went. Most people go to college to fulfill their dream of earning a college degree which will result in a better job and ultimately a better life. I went to college to fulfill a dream as well, although mine was slightly different. Now here I am, just starting my last semester of undergrad, which means I am now only a few months away from fulfilling my lifelong dream of becoming a hopelessly lost college graduate.

I have wanted to be a totally and completely lost college graduate for as long as I can remember, and that dream will soon become a reality when I finally receive my diploma and embark on my journey as another college grad struggling to find his place in the world.

I am so unbelievably excited for that nervous, tingly feeling that I will undoubtedly start to get as graduation looms closer and closer, that feeling of anxiety resulting from not knowing exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life. I can't wait for all the existential crises and feelings of inadequacy I will most certainly have as I question the value of my degree and eventually begin to wonder if I should have chosen a different a major, attended a different school, and then ultimately wonder whether the past four and a half years were a complete waste of time. It will be glorious, and I get excited just thinking about it.

I am eagerly anticipating all the headaches I will get after long days of job searching with no luck on finding one, and I can't wait to see all the jobs that I am unqualified for. The Oscar-winning film "The Graduate" will undoubtedly begin to apply to me more and more as I make futile attempt after futile attempt to try and figure out what career path is the best fit for me. Maybe I'll even land some crappy job, then realize I hate it but still continue to work there despite how awful it will be, while constantly telling my family and friends that I am looking for something better, even though everyone knows that not to be true. Oh, the many possibilities.

College is a wonderful, transformative experience where young people begin to discover what they are meant to do and who they are meant to be. But, the real benefit comes after college, when you get to lose all hope in yourself and your abilities as you take your place as another graduate struggling to find any sort of direction or purpose, quite possibly moving back in with your parents and maybe even relying on them even more than you did during your college years.

The prospect of getting rejected from a job after job due to lack of experience just warms my heart with such glee, and it really makes my day to know that I will be experiencing this firsthand in just a few short months.

College may only last for four years, well more like anywhere from 3-6 years to be honest, but the benefits of going to college will last a lifetime as those with engineering degrees enter high-paying jobs after graduation and the rest of us get to enjoy being hopelessly lost as massive student loans begin to crush some of us.

Dreams really do come true, and I would know because I am so, so close to achieving mine. I will graduate this December, at which point I will have fulfilled my lifelong dream of becoming a purposeless, directionless, soulless person with a college degree and little to no idea what to do with the rest of my life.