If your high school was anything like mine, you've probably heard different stories about what college would be like. Your older friends would come back and say it was great, or it just wasn't for them. Your teachers may have even used the line, "no one is going to hold your hand in college." I know I was nervous to attend college at first, but now I am so happy I did. Here are 5 thoughts I had before college and 5 after I had been there for a while:

1. Before: Crazy Roommates.

Professors who would be strict all of the time, and I would hate going to their class.

3. Before: Impossible Classes.

Classes that would not allow me to have a life outside of school work.

4. Before: Intimidating Upperclassmen.

Hey, sometimes you still worry about bullies.

5. Before: Not Fitting In Anywhere.

You just do not know where you belong yet.

6. After: Great Friends.

It was not as hard as I thought it would be to make friends.

7. After: Wonderful Professors.

Longwood's music department is everything I've ever dreamed of.

8. After: More Freetime Than I Thought.

I have time to do my homework AND read or watch Netflix.

9. After: Good Grades

My grades are not that bad, and it's not as hard to pass college as I thought it would be.

10. After: Good Roommate and Suitemates

I was one of the lucky individuals to get along with my roommate and suitemates.

I am not saying that college isn't hard, because it is. But what I am saying is that it's manageable, and not nearly as bad as we are led to believe. Exams can be hard like every other test we have to take, but we make it through. Despite what college may make us think at first, it will change you for the better, and totally be worth it in the end.