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[kitewithfish]

From The Friday Five

April is half over and we are tumbling toward May and soon it will be the season of graduating. It seems like every class has a graduation now, so how about you

1. Did you enjoy your senior year of high school?

Ha - not really. It was anxiety producing and mostly focused on heading into college. There was a bunch of weird drama in my loose friend group and I honestly was out of touch with everyone there by the next year. 
 

2. Did you have a senior trip (high school) and were you able to go on it.

No recollection whatsoever.
 

3. Was graduating (from either high school or college/university) a big thing with your family or just another day?

It was both a big thing and a totally assumed thing - there was never any anxiety or doubt that it would happen, and going to college was treated as a done deal.
 

4. What were you looking forward to the most after graduating from either high school or college/university?

Ehhh, I went straight into grad school. Really, most of my graduations were shaped by anxiety and fear of the future.

5. Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give your graduating self?

Student loans are not your friend. 

Comments

[tropicsbear]

Re: question number 1 — Oof, something similar happened to me. I was looking forward to finishing high school without drama and then there was suddenly this Huge Thing in our friend group. So much for a drama-free experience.

[kitewithfish]

You know, in retrospect, a similar thing went down my senior year of college, too. I wonder if there's some element of "The End is Coming" that causes cracks in social groups to show up.

[spikedluv]

So much yes to your #5.