I thought that senior year would be a well-deserved, relaxing break. It was supposed to be an accumulated reward from surviving those awkward freshmen months, the cringing sophomore dorm parties, and finally the off-campus adult-like duties. Senior year was supposed to be a beacon of light; it was supposed to be me setting the world aflame. I had put in the training, the grueling nights of Rubinoff, and the tailgates of warm beers. I did my time.
However, I’m finding out that the “Senior Slide” doesn’t exist. Instead, I’m dubbing it the “Senior Marathon.” Marathon drinking is not only on Marathon Monday this year. It’s the last push. This last leg of the trip doesn’t allow for any slacking. So far, it’s really only allowed for the original phrase of, “YOLO,” or my personal favorite, “Your liver can only fail once.”
The “Senior Marathon” training days are as follows: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Repeat. Fair warning, your liver’s limits will be tested; they’ll be pushed, and recreated.
I write to inspire any senior that feels they can’t carry on with this “senior lifestyle.” And if anything can help inspire people, it’s the movie “Miracle.”
Tell yourself while looking intently in the mirror on a Tuesday/Thursday evening:
“You think you can win on weekend drinking alone? Ladies and gentlemen, there aren’t enough weekends to win on weekend drinking alone. When you pull on that Super Fan shirt, you represent yourself and your Senior Class. The name on the front is a hell of a lot less important than the ambiguous saying on the back. Get that through your head. And get your butt to that absurd line at Mary Ann’s.
Tell roommates and friends when morale is low:
“If we went out 10 days in a row, you might be hungover 9. But not this time. Not tonight. Tonight we flip cup with them, we stay with them, and we shut the bars down because we can. Tonight we are the greatest seniors in the world.”
And finally, I leave you with this daily mantra:
“You were born to be a Boston College senior. You were meant to be here. Great moments are born from great blackouts, and that’s what you have here this year. That’s what you’ve earned here. Now, go out there and rally!”
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