Dear college senior,
I too was in your current position and trust me…I was just as lost as you are. I thought that by senior year I would have my life planned out and know every step I would take to get to my goals. I was so wrong on that and I wish somebody would have told me that as a freshman.
Senior year is a big pot of emotions that nobody knows how to deal with. There’s excitement, anxiousness, sadness, eagerness, confusion, and so many others. You’ve seen friends transfer in and out, graduate, and do some amazing things that you’re so proud of them for. We all can’t help but think of the future and what we’re doing right when we dare I say it…graduate.
Live in the moment. Take senior year day by day. Enjoy every second we have left. I think that sometimes we’re so busy trying to plan out the future that we’re getting ahead of ourselves and we’re missing the time we have left with our friends. I spent my weekends hanging out with my friends and enjoying whatever time I had left at this school that somehow became my home, not worrying about that I’m doing the day after I graduate.
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t wish I could rewind back to freshman year when we just moved in, terrified, lonely, and ready to take on this new journey. Four years later, I’m wishing more than anything to go back to those days. But as much as I wish I could go back, I’m so happy to be where I am today. Looking back, I’ve grown and learned so much and I’m so thankful for everybody (maybe not everybody) that I’ve met on my journey.
Take the time to enjoy your senior year and your friends. After this, things will never be the same again. You’re going to miss your friends, those bars, the small mom and pop places in town, and sometimes even your broken down apartments.
Sincerely,
A fellow graduate