Senior Year: Is This Real Life???

This week marks a big event for me: my last first week of school. It doesn’t feel like real life, as a certain child high on pain medications coming home from the dentist may say…

It’s strange to think that I’m a senior in college, that I’ve made it this far, that I’ve been in college for four years now! There has been so much change in the past four years, it’s insane, and I feel like change has been a very common theme in my blog posts!

All my friends my age were posting photos titled ‘First last day!’ on social media today, and it made me think about what I thought college would be like, compared to my actual experiences. Before college I had no idea what to expect as far as social situations, professional growth and college life in general. Halfway through my sophomore year, I realized what I imagined my ‘perfect college’ would look like, and this was it:

My imaginary college, it was gorgeous.

Picture this: a slightly cool, late fall campus

scene where all of the buildings are historic

and build out of brick.

 Beautiful tall oak trees tower over the

leaf-covered sidewalks.

My perfect campus is big - not overwhelmingly

huge, but it is definitely big.

My walk to campus is roughly 15 minutes - not too far,

but far enough to for a little bit of exercise and time to

myself to think.

On my way I would pass by new faces each

day - new faces that were hanging out and studying

on the gorgeous green lawns, playing frisbee,

and others who were making their way to class.

   With my iced coffee in hand and my comfy warm

university-repping sweater, I definitely felt at home.

This is my imaginary campus.

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That being said, I feel the need to state that I do appreciate my current campus, the opportunities I have been given and accessible to, the friends I have made, lessons I’ve learned, the adventures I’ve experiences. Senior year is exciting, but college isn’t what I expected - in both positive and not so positive ways.

It definitely has been an amazing ride, full of adventures, lessons learned, and incredible people.

I can’t wait to see what this final year holds for me, and I look forward to the exciting yet nerve-wracking day I strut my stuff across the big graduation stage! I may not have a clear picture of what the future holds for me, but here is one thing I do know: I know from the past three years that I can make it through anything!

I hope those of you who are still in college - whether it be your first year, last, or somewhere in-between - I hope you all have an amazingly incredible year filled with exciting experiences and tons of opportunities for fun and personal growth!

In the comment section below, share something that you are excited for, or your favorite college memory so far!

Until next time,

xoxo AnnaMarie