Being a senior in college is a pretty amazing thing. After four grueling long years of late night
study sessions, last minute papers, group projects, and let’s face it TONS of
coffee, you now can see something beyond the ivory walls of your university,
you can see your goals for the future.
This ability to now see what is you want in life, or at
least a general idea of what you want, can also be extremely terrifying. While
you know where you want to be, you are also realizing that you are about to
jump head first into a deep, dark, foggy abyss of doubt and uncertainty where
no real idea of where you will end up along the way to your dreams.
That being said your last few days as a senior in college
are the most terrifying and the most comforting.
So here are five things you should do on your final days
before you leave your university to enter the real world, do these things and
more as a reminder that while change is inevitable, being happy no matter where
life leads is the most important thing.
11)
Spend
time with your friends: Spend your final days at college with the people
who made your college experience more than just academics. Go to a movie, take
a few days and drive to the beach, go to the bar one (or two) last times, spend
these final fleeting movements of, dare I say, childhood, with the people who
you can’t imagine your life without.
22)
Reflect
on your time in college: Whether you take one final stroll around campus or
make a scrapbook, take the time to think about your time in college: what you
did right or wrong, experiences you are glad you had and ones you wish you
didn’t, opportunities you are glad you took and those you wish you did. Take
this time to look back not only to see what has changed in just four short
years but what hasn’t changed very much at all.
33)
Write
down your dreams: Take a moment and write down your dreams, the things you
want in life. Think about why you want them and how you plan on getting there.
Keep that piece of paper in your wallet. Whenever you feel lost or uncertain,
pull that piece of paper out as a reminder of what you are working towards.
44)
Thank
your professors, your mentors, your parents: There are certain “teachers
“in life that you can look back on and say “that person left an impact on me”,
take this time to thank them for that.
You wouldn’t be whom you are with out them.
55)
Just
breathe: Take a page out of Michelle Branch’s songbook (yes, I went there)
and just relax and breathe. This period of life is about to end, take the time
to watch gracefully as it comes to a close.
