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5 Thoughts From A Senior During Their Last First-Week Of The Semester

Ann Marie Langrehr
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Winthrop chapter.

College is exciting, but stressful. But finishing college is an accomplishment in itself! After years and countless semesters of cramming for tests, research papers, and nightmare professors; most are relieved by the time they’re finishing or so-close to finishing.

Here are five thoughts from a senior on their last first week of the semester.  

 

1. Thinking about getting to class the first day and doing another God-awful introduction icebreaker.

At this point, I don’t need to know what Sally-Ann’s major, hometown, and fun fact she has. I just want to get through this semester.

 

2. Thinking about waking up early again after being able to sleep in all break — then realizing in a few months you’ll have to wake up even earlier for your 9-5 job Monday-Friday after this semester. 

If you’re fortunate enough to have had priority in classes and don’t have an 8 am, enjoy it while it lasts. You’ll be stuck in morning traffic most likely in a few months.

 

3. Going over the syllabus when you get to class and realizing your last semester is still a lot of work in order to make it to graduation in May. 

WHY DO SENIORS STILL HAVE TO DO RESEARCH PAPERS?! JUST GIVE ME MY DIPLOMA ALREADY!

 

4. But at least by this point you have friends in all of your classes you can get through the semester together with.

By now you definitely have a bff in your major to compare notes and do projects with, which should make it more bearable. 

 

5. At the end of Syllabus Week, that isn’t really a ‘Syllabus Week’ for seniors, you’re just trying to imagine what it’ll be like to walk across that stage and be done in a few months!

SO CLOSE YET SO FAR

 

We can make it Collegiettes! We didn’t make it this far to quit now! May will be here soon enough! We got this!

Paris Enthusiast. Macaron Lover. Lacrosse Player. Avid Photo Taker. Social Media Junkie. Travel Bug. ​ Born in Dallas Texas, but raised in the cities of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Greenville, South Carolina. Ann Marie is a twenty-one year old student athlete living in Rock Hill, South Carolina where she attends Winthrop University as a mass communication major.  ​Currently, she is the Editor-in Chief, Campus Coorespondant and one of the social media directors of her college's Her Campus chapter where she edits articles, runs her chapter, and assists in running the Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Pinterest page. She also helps write articles with a team of 50+ writers who put out content daily. On top of Her Campus Winthrop and classes, Ann Marie plays on the Women's Lacrosse Team at Winthrop at the Division 1 level. Over the years, Ann Marie has learned the value of hard work, developed skills of teamwork, as well as expanded her knowledge marketing, writing, editing, publishing, social media and communication skills, which will give her the ability to be successful in any field.  Outside of her busy lifestyle, she enjoys being home with her family, dogs, and twin. On the weekends she likes to plan adventures with her friends and is on the ultimate search for America's best pistachio macaron, and dreams about going back to Paris, France and eat all the baguettes France has. Her dream is to inspire people and spread positivity while becoming a travel blogger taking pictures of her adventures and sharing them with the world. Ann Marie aspires to be like Blair Waldorf and can't live without her phone, french fries, Demi Lovato music, Gossip Girl, and of course chicken nuggets.