Oh the things I would do to go back to freshman year of college. Not only for the parties and fun times, but also so I could redo some things and make life a little bit easier. After all- being away from your family and high school friends for the first time is no easy task.
I would tell myself not to freak out just because I failed one test. I knew math wasn’t my strong suit going into the class so when I got my first test back and it was a 60 why was I so surprised? I remember the first thing I did was go to my dorm room and hyperventilate because I thought I was going to flunk out of college. Now I know that one bad test won’t kill you. If anything, it will be motivation to do better on the next one.
I would remind myself to call my mom more. It was my first year away from her but also her first year away from me. The last 18 years was just me and her so I know that change was difficult for her to get used to. I wish I would have called more just to talk or to tell her about my day and maybe even put a smile on her face.
I would remind myself that it gets better. My first week or two of college was not as easy as I thought it was going to be. I remember getting discouraged and thinking that I wasn’t cut out for college life. Boy was I wrong. Within the third week, I was having the best time ever and I haven’t looked back since!
I would have asked upper classmen more questions. I had a lot of people from my high school that attended my college, so why didn’t I ask them for the scoop on college life? It would have been so easy for me to Facebook message someone and ask where a certain building was, but no. I had to be THAT freshman lost on campus with her face buried in a map.
Lastly, I would have enjoyed life more. Your friends want to go out on a Monday night? Go! You don’t want to be the one friend that misses all the inside jokes and laughs. A fraternity is having an awesome party? Grab your roommates and treat it as a bonding experience. You have a test the next day you have to study for? So what?? Take a study break and go to dinner with a sorority sister, you do only get one freshman year.
