As soon as you graduate high school, an instantaneous wave of emotions engulfs your whole mind, but we shouldn't let it get the best of us.

All incoming college freshman have five feelings that begin to set in the few weeks before move-in day.

1. We become ANXIOUS

We don't know what to expect so we form all of these different scenarios in our head, so we are "prepared" when in reality we are just creating a false form of nervousness.

2. We gain EXCITEMENT

We hear all about the new experiences we are going to have, so we begin to build up the year ahead in hopes, that it will be one of the best years of our life.

3. We start to get SCARED

After building up the anxiety and excitement of our future ahead, we realize that we will be on our own, adulting... We know that there is so much that could happen, but we are not sure if we will actually be able to handle it on our own.

4. We realize that BROKE can be a feeling

After the constant calculating of how much money you actually need, whether or not your scholarship will cover it, if you need loans or not; not having money becomes a feeling, but not just one. It is a compilation of all feelings.

5. You get STRESSED

You hear everyone talking about how college is so much harder than high school, more studying, harder tests, more important finals and labs. You don't know whether or not the study habits and knowledge you learned in high school will be enough for you to make it, hence stress.

It's okay to have these feelings, they may even help you become a better student since they will make you cautious as to how you lead into your freshman year. It's been said that the first semester will set your outlook on the entirety of your college journey, MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.