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Pit Talk

10 stages of realizing you're a college senior

1. Denial

This just can't be. It feels like only yesterday you were visiting campus for the first time.

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2. Grief 

You need a moment to be sad about your older friends graduating. 

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3. Optimism

On the bright side, this means you're now the top dog! The big (wo)man on campus! SENIOR.

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4. Panic

 W

ait, this means you have to become an actual human adult... Chaos ensues.

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5. Loss of motivation

At this point you realize you're just so close. "So if I'm a senior, then, like, I stop doing work... right?"

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6. Fear

"Wait, will I even graduate?" *aggressively browses ConnectCarolina*

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7. Panic (again)

That's right, you have to take that one class you've been putting off for three years. Good luck, buddy.

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8. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You still have a summer to lay around. Unless you got that internship that will begin preparing you for the real world. Then your time has come.

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9. OMG I'M OLD

You still eat EasyMac and lay in bed until 4 p.m. every Saturday, yet somehow you have a little under a year to become a fully functioning adult.

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10. Acceptance

The mix of emotions you are all feeling is probably just a little peek into what the next school year has in store. Might as well enjoy the madness.

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