If you have had the pleasure of talking to any seniors recently, you may have heard them say something about their multitude of final assessments, papers and evaluations and how they just “really need to lock in.” Besides that, there is the dread, or at least the apprehension, at the prospect of actually beginning one’s ‘real’ life. Lucky for you, you can stop comforting your senior friends and just direct them to this article. If you are a senior, and you’ve been sent this, try getting a journal.

My major in ______ is incredibly important, it makes room for the material shift we need in ______. 

My contributions to ______ comment on these greater themes of ______, ______ and ______, so it’s really about that more than anything else. 

No, no, no one can tell it’s been __ days since you’ve showered. But you definitely have like 20 minutes to go… do that.

Studying/writing for __ hours/minutes is the perfect amount of time to study for!

Distinction, schmistinction. The real test is knowing when your ______ has enough ______ on it! 

Crying in the library bathrooms __ times a week happens to everyone. 

College is about ______, ______ and ______. That’s all there is to it. 

I don’t need ______ to have fun. I can find ______, ______ loudly and feel ______ in my heart.  

I can do homework without ______ and my special spot in ________. 

_______ area of distribution is nice to have, but not essential for graduation! 

__ pages of writing are possible to produce in a week. 

I hope these words of encouragement have given you ______, ______ and enough ______ to get through another week! When you put it in perspective, ______ is just a small portion of your life and there may be a day where you wish for the ______ of a day so faint in your memory it is just a whisper.