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30 Things Running Through The Head Of A Rising College Freshman

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30 Things Running Through The Head Of A Rising College Freshman
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The summer is coming to an end and recent high school graduates are about spend buckets of money on a priceless experience --college. Together, the class of 2020 will venture down the halls on the first day of class unsure of what to expect and frightened we might make a rookie mistake. Thankfully freshmen, like myself, have a few more weeks to get our acts together before starting a new chapter of our life, but unfortunately we all have at least 30 thoughts running rampant in our minds:

1. Is my room really that small?

AND I have to share it?

2. How am I suppose to fit all of my clothes in such a small closet

?

My sweaters alone could fill up the entire thing.

3. I hope my roommate isn't too weird.

.... And I hope my roommate doesn't think I'm weird.

4. I wonder if I will make any friends?

I almost forgot what it was like to socialize with someone I didn't know.

5. Oh god, what am I going to major in?

Well, I feel like that more of a universal question that all college students have up until their senior year, but it's still relevant.

6. Oh great, I have an 8 a.m. class.

I'm gonna need a keurig.

7. Or the opposite: my classes don't start until 10 a.m.!

There really is a God.

8. What kind of food should I keep in my room?

I guess the real question is: what food can I afford?

9. How am I suppose to do all of my laundry by myself?

Hot water? Cold water? Medium spin? Someone please explain.

10. No curfew...

Odds are I will be at the library until 3 a.m., not out having fun, but still.

11. I swear if the wifi does not support my Netflix addiction, I might switch schools.

I'm sorry, but Netflix or bust.

12. No parents...

I think this one is kind of self explanatory.

13. I wonder if the upperclassmen will know I am a freshman.

Note to self: don't wear a lanyard or pack all of my high school gear.

14. I never have to do ACT/SAT prep again!

And equally exciting: I never have to talk about my score again!!

15. How am I suppose to pay for all of my books?

Are you telling me that I have to spend this much money... Every semester?

16. Are my professors going to be as helpful as my high school teachers?

Will they even remember my name?

17. I really don't want to lose contact with any of my high school friends

I don't expect to stay in contact with everyone, but we went through so much together.

18. I can't wait to people watch.

I'm not even looking to talk to them, I am just excited for all the new faces.

19. If I rush a sorority/fraternity, will my college experience be like the show "Greek"?

Because if it is, count me in.

20. I feel so cool right now.

REALITY CHECK! We are neither special, nor cool. We are back at the bottom of the food chain in a world completely different than high school.

21.Oh god, I am going to have to be an adult.

I'm digging all the freedom, but not all the responsibility

22. What will it be like living in a dorm?

Especially those freshman dorms... Oh god.

23. I don't know if I can handle sharing a bathroom with 6+ people.

What are shower shoes?

24. I swear not to gain the infamous freshman 15

How about we just settle for the freshman 5? Does that exist?

25. Should I try to get a job my first semester?

The extra money would be nice, but I am trying to have some sort of social life.

26. Oh god, I am going to owe so much money after I graduate.

FAFSA, student loans, credit cards, OH MY!

27. Great, I forgot my new login info for all these new websites that I don't remember the name to.

What is my new email again?

28. I am not ready for Freshman orientation.

I have no idea what to expect and don't feel like exiting my comfort zone quite yet, thank you.

29. Do I have everything that I need for school?

I feel like I'm over-prepared, or ill-prepared. We will find out on move-in day.

30. I am so ready to leave home.


Fellow members of the class of 2020, good luck.

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