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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bates chapter.

For me, Thanksgiving is a complicated time. It’s the one time of year when practically my entire extended family is together, which means that in less than two weeks, I’ll be interacting with more than 20 members of my family at once. I love my family, but with family and the holidays comes a series of inevitable questions I’ll have to answer several times over. 

Actual footage of my internal self at my family asking me all of these questions

What classes are you taking this semester? 

What classes are you taking next semester? 

What exactly is short term? 

What are you doing after graduation? 

Do you know what you want to do with your degree(s)? 

Are you dating anyone? 

What are your friends planning to do after graduation? 

Where do you want to live after graduation? 

What do you want to do with your life? 

What do you even do at school? 

Honestly? Have existential crises, mostly.

Rachel Minkovitz is a senior at Bates College double majoring in Psychology and French and Francophone Studies. She spends a lot of time listening to music, hanging out with friends, reading and writing, advocating for social justice, and looking for furry animals.