Everyone has a certain idea of how they expect their last semester of college to go. As is the case with most things in life, expectations rarely align with reality. To all of the students finishing up the last few weeks of their college career, you are not alone. Millions of students all over the world are experiencing the same crazy rollercoaster of emotions that you are.
1. Getting ready for your first class of the semester:
You are so close! Nothing can stop you!
2. When you finally realize that spring semester of your senior year isn't all flowers and rainbows:
You have spent your entire winter break daydreaming about how great your last semester of college is going to be. These daydreams seem to have conveniently left out any semblance of note taking, writing papers and taking exams.
3. When people ask you what's wrong:
Your daydream is dead and the semester is in full swing. How do you go about telling people that college has made you hate your life? In fact, how do you politely ask people to never talk to you again?
4. When people try to tell you that you'll be okay:
I didn’t ask for your opinion in the first place.
5. Giving up:
Is it socially acceptable to drop out of college halfway through your last semester? What is minimum wage these days, anyways?
6. Studying for midterms and wondering if you will even make it to graduation:
There is a brief moment of panic when you entertain the thought that you may not make it to the end. What if you fail and can’t graduate? What if you have to do this all again next semester?
7. When you’re mad at your friends, but you don’t want bad memories:
The last thing you want is for your last semester of college to be filled with bad memories. Your friends can’t really tell if you mean it when you say, “I love you,” because you just so happen to be screaming at them at the same time.
8. When people ask you what you plan to do with your future:
The first time you get asked this question you’re embarrassed to admit that you have nothing planned for your future. By the 10th time you’re asked, you’ve already planned out exactly which bridge your cardboard mansion will reside under and which section of the New York Times will keep you best isolated.
9. Begging your professors for extensions on your past due assignments:
All of the skipping class and senioritis has caught up to you and you brace yourself as you look at your grades.
10. Trying to explain to your professors why you have used more than the allotted amount of skips:
Telling your professor that you no longer have any motivation to do anything besides sleep and watch Netflix isn’t really a valid option.
11. Screaming:
Sometimes it’s warranted. Sometimes you just need to scream.
12. When you’re trying to study for a final but you haven’t been paying attention in class:
The classes you do go to are spent daydreaming about the future. How are you supposed to remember anything your professor said during his lectures? Time to check Quizlet for all of the test questions!
13. Trying to talk yourself out of running away as you walk to your final exams:
Just one week of painstaking test taking stands between you and your future. You need all of the support and encouragement that you can get; even if it is from yourself.
14. When graduation day FINALLY rolls around:
After all the pain, agony, all-nighters and near heart attacks, all your hard work is finally going to pay off!
15. Walking across the stage:
You’re not even sure why you’re crying at this point.
16. The day after graduation:
College has robbed you of thousands of hours of sleep and you are finally able to sleep in. The feeling is pleasantly disorienting.
