In the future, when I think back to university, I know that instead of remembering the nights I stayed up writing essays in time for a next-day deadline, cramming for exams and receiving a third in a piece of work I thought was one of my best ever, I will think about what fun I had; the people I met, nights out, the hilarity that comes hand in hand with living with friends and the sense of achievement I felt when I graduated. This is why I know that I need to live in the moment and not worry about the future, as I should make the most of my final year of university before I graduate.
Before I know it, gone will be the late wake-ups, freedom of living in my own house (as I will - inevitably - have to move back home when I graduate) and lack of parental pressure.
I suppose what I am trying to say that as I am aware that I will soon be waving goodbye to my carefree university days and reluctantly entering the working world, I have realised that I can't waste my time worrying about the future and my job prospects when I have so little time left to be worry-free!
Yet that's not to say that life is over after graduation. Graduates I know have told me that as much as I do not feel ready to graduate now, by the summer I will feel ready and be excited to start making a living and entering the 'real' world. I suppose that it will feel quite nice to not worry about essays and exams any more, too! And earning money rather than racking up a load of debt can't hurt!
Therefore, as much as I know I am going to miss university a lot once I graduate - the lifestyle, the people and studying itself, I am aware that there are exciting things out there and I am looking forward to this new path in my life.
