Senior year has been a trip. For many people it could have been a breeze, but for a majority of people this wasn’t exactly the case. You are finally about to finish those crazy four years that were your college life, and embark on an even greater journey into the real world. Last year this journey seemed so far away, but now it is right around the corner. This last semester is probably the strangest part of these four years, if you are anything like me. One day you could be checking your email full of job rejections and the next day you are employed full-time with health benefits. This may seem weird but just wait, you will understand.
As you are looking ahead at what life may or may not have in store for you after senior year, there is also the fact that you may not have all your best friends around you anymore. For many different reasons friends will come and go, but second semester senior year is when you really figure out who will continue to be in your life. A lot of change is happening this final semester of college life, and your friends are no exception.
In my last article I wrote about how I was dedicating my last semester in college to connect and be with my friends, and this is exactly what is getting me through this final stretch of college life. The people that stick around and stick up for you at the end of the day are the people that are going to stay in your life. It is all about really finding that these ARE your friends, and that they love you no matter what.
For many people this last semester of college is all about personal growth and focusing on the importance of maintaining healthy and stable relationships. The realization that we won’t all be coming back to the same place next year is terrifying, but it is definitely a motivator. I found that through this motivation I really discovered who my people are and was able to figure out whom I should truly be calling my best friends. This may seem like a no brainer, but you would be surprised how long it can take to really find these important people. Finding those people that are there for you, simply because they value who you are is something that took me a long time to find and figure out. You may get hurt during this transformation, but what comes of this is well worth it. With all the frustrations of senior year it is important to really have friends you can turn to and whom you can trust. These are the people, through thick and thin, that I will be able to call my forever friends.
Looking back at my own senior year change has been at the heart of everything. You are most likely not living on a college campus anymore, you are starting a new job and you are leaving behind a huge chunk of your life and most importantly your friends. In the end, I am so glad I came out of senior year with a better appreciation for which I surround myself with, because no matter what these people are going to be there for me, and honestly, everyone else is missing out because I am a pretty cool person.