I'm gonna be real honest here. Sometimes college sucks. It's so easy to get overwhelmed and overworked because when you're in college you live, eat, sleep, go out and go to class all within such a small distance. Even at a school like Syracuse which has around 15,000 students, it feels like you see the same people every day.

College consumes you; it becomes your entire life.

While I love Syracuse and college life, this can be really hard sometimes.

I often find myself trying to do "non-college" things so I can feel like a real human and not overly consumed by the college lifestyle of eating at the dining hall, living in dorms, going to Schine, etc. Whether that means going to Destiny USA, seeing a movie, or going out to eat, I need to find time to get off campus and escape the bubble that is Syracuse University.

College is constantly being glamorized and over-sensationalized. It's supposed to be the best 4 years of your life, after all.

Don't get me wrong, I am definitely not saying that it isn't -- I'm just saying that it is 100% okay for it to be hard sometimes. We put so much pressure and emphasis on these 4 years. In high school, I remember constantly wishing to just graduate so that I could go to college and start my "real life". And now that I'm here -- although I do love it -- I miss those high school days. I miss driving my car to and from school, seeing my family and my dog every day, home cooked meals, and my bed!!!

I love my time here at Syracuse, but it is definitely not without its challenges.

I do realize though that this transition is a part of life -- we have to grow up someday!