Last First Day at MCC

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Oh my god. I'm a senior and I'm not sure how to feel about it. 

Around the same time last year, I was thinking about the amazing seniors I had and how I could never fill their footsteps. I lamented about how much I would miss them throughout the year. I wanted to be the kind of senior they were to me. 

I don't know if I was that kind of senior to anyone. It's not my place to decide. I do know that I missed my seniors every day of the year. That I can say with certainty. 

As I write this post, I'm debating what to do to achieve what I set out to achieve. All I can come up with is to be myself. Show my juniors the joys of this college and show them the things that led me to meet the best people ever. I want to show them that professors are actually friendly and can help you make your dreams come true. All they have to do is take the first step and take that little initiative. 

I don't think there is anything else I can do. I just know that I want to leave my mark. When I graduate, I want at least one person to tell me that I made their college experience better. I want to be someone who at least one person says they could depend on. 

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