foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going directly to heaven, we were all going direct the other way” – Charles Dickens

1. Excitement

Going into your Senior year at College should first and foremost be exciting. You are finally at the top of the food chain, you are so close to the end, and your whole future is in front of you.

2. Determination

Think about it, you have spent three years asking all the question just so you can get to this point of knowing how all systems work. It’s like being on top of a mountain right before a bear punches you in the stomach and brings you back down to reality.

3. Exhaustion

For the fourth year in a row, you are Sleep deprived except now you have to juggle your future job on the side. The sentence you hear the most is “you look tired” and you have no idea if you remembered to put on underwear this morning.

4. Utter annoyance

“Yes mom, I’m still single and unemployed” is how you answer the phone now. You also have to be prepared to answer “so, what’s your plan after college?” any time you meet someone you haven’t talked to in a while. For those of you asking this question; here are the three answers we have for you:”grad school”, “hopefully get a job”, and “I have no fucking clue, Bob.”

5. Lack of determination

It’s seriously like a freight train that just hits you at the worst time during the semester. Nothing seems possible, nothing gets done, and you use all your absences just because you can. Also, this is the time you realize how many shows there actually are on Netflix.
6. Sleep deprivation

Why point out this when I already mentioned exhaustion? There are not enough words in the English language to explain to you how little sleep you get as a senior in college.

7. Extreme sadness

At some point, you will realize that it’s all coming to an end. The people you have grown to love so much will no longer be a part of your everyday.

8. Jealousy

Yes, you love your friends, but you also kinda wanted to find a job before they did. This is a perfectly normal feeling guys, my advice; bite your teeth together and just smile until they go away.

9. Absolute fear

If you’re still not completely sure what you want to do with your life yet, and you don’t have a good job, reality starts setting in. We already have enough loans to pay back, and will grad school really make a difference? I.Hate.Everything.

10. Deceit

People have told you your whole life that college was the answer, yet here you are emotionally damaged, poor, with knowledge in something that may or may not be relevant in the future. Let’s face it, someone deceived us at one point.

May peace and the job market be with you, my fellow travelers.