My room becomes emptier and emptier as the time approaches, but my boxes are becoming fuller. I have managed to fit the materialistic things of my past 8 months on campus into a couple of boxes and some bags, but what I have experienced, good and bad, cannot ever be packed up. I have only a few more days on campus before I no longer am a freshman, I will never again be a freshman. I may have about 3 years left, but those years will never be the same as my first year.

I have experienced major highs and lows since entering college, and I have decided to share some of the milestones I have encountered, not just for me to remember, but for my readers to also understand. College isn't always about the great things and friends, but it is also about the hardships one might face.

My First Fall Semester

I moved into college four days before everyone else. During those four days, I did not just witness an empty campus. I gained some leadership skills, I learned what's where and what I can do here, and I met some great people.

By my third week of school, I was elected into an exec position here on campus, and a week later, I actually stepped up to a higher position. I also got my first on campus job.

I struggled with a class that I needed for one of my majors, making me realize that I was not fit for the major, and I dropped it.

I drank way too much and threw up.

I joined a spoken poetry organization, and I started to come out of my shell when it came to sharing my work.

I lost an old friend of mine back at home, and I could not make it to the service.

I started to validate my feelings, and I understood that I have the right to feel the way I do, but I also need to reach out for help.

I picked up a new major.

My Spring Semester

I had dropped my major for the second time.

Three family friends took their own lives in the span of a month, I did not get to go to any of their services.

I joined a sorority, something I never thought I would do.

I met my future roommate/sibling/coworker/friend.

I struggled coping with what I am missing out at home, and considered transferring home because of it, as well as, financial instability.

I did not get the RA job I have wanted ever since I started thinking about college.

I got a job for the next year, a position that will help me when it came to my school work.

I got elected as Vice President of one organization, as well as, two positions for my sorority, one in which includes Treasurer.

I may have relationship forming?

I packed up my things I left my first home away from home.

College isn't easy, and it's not what movies depict it to be. It gets lonely. It's hard to balance your life, but it is worth it. I have been given many opportunities since entering this campus, and I have met some amazing people. Life is what you make of it, and college is no different.