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The 11 Stages of Graduating in December, According to Your Favorite Christmas Movies

Maty Swartz
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WVWC chapter.

1. That’s it! You’ve done it! You, my friend, have graduated from college. Time to focus on more important things: like Christmas. 

2. You reflect on all that you’ve learned and feel downright jolly thinking about how prepared you are for the *real world*

3. You finally taste freedom for the first time in four years. 

4. You even have time to make up your Christmas list.

5. With your newfound freedom, you get a whole new perspective on what’s important in life. 

6. After your first week of doing absolutely nothing, you start to question how you feel about being an “adult.”

7. Yep, you’re screwed.

 

8. The existential dread finally sets in.

9. Being an adult is scary. Take me back! 

10. You try to get out of the hole by reminding yourself of all your best qualities. 

11. Eventually, you realize that if you suffered through four years of exams, group projects and communal living, you can handle anything. 

Maty Swartz

WVWC '18

Maty recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC), and she couldn’t be more excited to return to the Her Campus family as a member of the Community Team.  Maty’s passion for writing has guided her through most of her adult life, and it eventually brought her to to the Her Campus Chapter Network as a Style Blogger for Her Campus WVWC. Maty would go on to become Campus Correspondent of her chapter, as well as an intern for Her Campus National and a Chapter Advisor.  Through her different roles at HC, Maty quickly fell in love with the mission and purpose of the Her Campus Chapter Network—and in her new role, Maty has the rare and coveted opportunity to do what she loves on a daily basis by working with a growing network of 360+ college chapters.    When Maty isn’t at the office, she’s usually out exploring, cooking some random recipe she found on Pinterest, or cuddling with her adorable corgi, Winnie.  Follow Maty on Twitter and Instagram !