Ahh, the end of sophomore year… Summer is thisclose and though I have 2 finals left, I can already feel the freedom. No homework, no early morning classes, and when I come back in the fall, I’ll be an upperclassman. WAIT. OH MY GOD. I’M HALFWAY DONE WITH COLLEGE.
Clearly, I’m having a mid-college crisis. And if you’re a sophomore like me, you probably are too. Common symptoms may include the following thoughts:
YAAAAAASSSSS, THIS IS SO EXCITING! I am almost done! Soon there will be no more school, no more homework, no more finals! GOODBYE CRUEL EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Wait, what if I want to change my major… There are so many things I like to do! Interior Design would be cool. But maybe I actually want to be an Accountant… or maybe I should study Political Science? I’m going to end up a super senior.
I’ve already rearranged my Fall course schedule 7 times today….
Was I supposed to have had an internship by now?
These are supposed to be the best four years of my life. Yes I’ve had an incredible amount of fun and made some amazing lifelong friends, but two years have gone by and I’m still not over the fact that I didn’t talk to that cute boy in math class freshman year…
I still haven’t gone to Mickie’s Dairy Bar or climbed on top of Bascom Hall. I HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT AND I’M CHECKING EVERYTHING OFF MY BUCKY LIST.
And I still haven’t studied abroad! My time is running out, I’m already halfway to forty.
OH HELL YEAH, I’M ALMOST 21. CAN’T TURN ME AWAY NOW.
But I still don’t know how to file my own taxes. Or cook anything except Mac n Cheese, pizza, and dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets. Hah. I’m such an adult.
At least for the next two years it’s still semi-socially acceptable to wear my pajamas in public… as long as I’m on campus… Can I still go grocery shopping in my PJs after I graduate?
This is an overwhelming time for us soon-to-be juniors, but don’t worry, I’m told our mid-college crises will soon be over and we’ll embrace being that much closer to the real world… until we have another existential breakdown senior year.