You know you're a college senior when...

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<p>For all of us college seniors -- let's see what you have to add to this list! </p>

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<p>You know you're a college senior when...</p>

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<li>A life? What is that? Where can I get one? </li>
<li>You laugh at freshman who claim they got "smashed" over the weekend after two drinks.</li>
<li>Somehow, despite your busy schedule, you still make time to eat actual food, rather than just ramen noodles every night.</li>
<li>You refuse to purchase your texts from the campus bookstore unless it's absolutely necessary, and instead go to off-campus locations and/or online to buy them.</li>
<li>An 8-10 paper is considered relatively short; try a minimum of 17-20 pages. </li>
<li>You have those moments where you think to yourself, "Wow, I feel old." </li>
<li>You don't mind when your parents call or visit to see how things are with you.</li>
<li>You respect your parents.</li>
<li>You eat lunch and/or dinner alone sometimes, and it doesn't bug you one bit. </li>
<li>When grocery shopping, you realize that you can actually buy a bottle of wine and/or a case of beer now. More often than not, you don't, in order to save money.</li>
<li>You don't wince when your professor curses during a lecture.</li>
<li>You don't attend classes. You attend seminars.</li>
<li>When going out for drinks, you don't wonder, "how drunk do I want to get?" but rather, "how expensive is this going to be?"</li>
<li>You have a job, and can balance work and a full courseload. </li>
<li>For the most part, you're able to cover your personal expenses.</li>
<li>You can control yourself in the desserts section of the dining hall. </li>
<li>If you gain weight, it's usually due to stress.</li>
<li>You realize that being able to legally drink is not a big deal, and laugh when underclassmen attempt to get their hands on alcohol in any way possible. </li>
<li>Upon seeing a Greenpeace and/or missionary on campus, you take the long way to wherever you need to go, or simply walk around them, hoping they don't notice.</li>
<li>You feel slightly pressured upon hearing that others around your age are getting engaged and/or married.</li>
<li>You're not afraid to go to your professor's office and just hang out and talk with them.</li>
<li>If planning to attend grad school, you're already nervous about the admissions process.</li>
<li>Multiple-choice tests are pretty much nonexistent at this point; taking an essay exam is a no brainer. </li>
<li>You've grown to think about what you want for yourself, rather than what others want for you.</li>
<li>For some of you, you've moved past the hookup culture that tends to prevail among underclassmen. </li>
<li>You savor the days that you have off from work and/or classes.</li>
<li>Sleep is for the weak!</li>
<li>You have experienced those moments during the middle of the night, where you slip into doubt about how you will afford your future, when or if you will get married, when or if you will have children, etc.</li>
<li>You do not miss high school. Not one bit.<br></li>
<li>You pretty much live on caffeine.</li>
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<p>When you are the embodiment of Lazy College Senior:</p>

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<p>… A good chunk of my freshman friends already hardly think about anything else.</p>

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<li>You now know the difference between thinking about your future 3 or 4 years having to begin pursuing these goals because in 3 or 4 months you’ll be out there on your own in the world</li>
<li>You schedule time during the week to be able to job search/interview</li>
<li>You walk around subconsciously thinking of the interview questions you might have to answer</li>
<li>You’re starting to lose touch with friends because you have to spend all your time working on senior projects and/or papers</li>
<li>You avoid family gatherings because you’re tired of people asking you about your after graduation plans</li>
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