Entering your college classroom for the first time, I won't lie, is quite terrifying. Before, in the wonderland of high school, you may have been intimidated by a fully bearded 18-year-old repeating sophomore geometry. Now, the person sitting next to you can be many lightyears older than you. College compared to high school, sweetheart, is not on the same level.

Now, you are just the new kid trying to figure out the streets of a new campus and a new town. Spending your time on the road getting honked at by endless cars because no matter what, every road seems like another one-way street. To add on to it, your sidekick best friend from high school is miles away somewhere else experiencing the same first day of college blues. You are alone and are probably lost right now looking at a map of your campus on your cell phone. Congratulations, you are the new kid. But, that is just the beauty of college. Look around you, those innocent wide-eyed classmates are in the same murky water, just trying to figure out which way is what on campus.

Upon entering college, you probably had that best friend you shared everything with. And because the word count is not forever, I will cut to the chase.

Sweetheart, your high school was the equivalent to a pea compared to the rest of the world.

It's time to branch out there and wake up from your homesickness and breathe the fresh air of college freedom. This is college. This is your time to shine. However, as we all know, having a social life is a top priority in making it through life. And we all know how awkward making friends can be. It's like dating. Does she like me? Does she not? If only if there was some app to help out with this. Hey Tinder founder, we got a new task for you. More friendship swipes and less shirtless guys with dogs s'il vous plaît.

Whatever makeup I had on the first night of college definitely did not survive the night. As the rest of my new college classmates were out getting drunk and experimenting with the new sense of freedom, I spent my night walking to what I hoped was the street back to my dorm crying my eyes out. As I watched my loved ones drive away and realized the fact of, "Omg, I am literally alone now what?" I was in a complete panic. I knew nobody at Oregon and had last minute accepted. As I walked back to my dorm I literally did not know what to do next or where to even go. Little did I know I would meet one of my best friends that night.

The best part of coming to college is that everybody is in the same boat.

Everyone is new and experiencing this for the first time alone. Living in the dormitory also gives you the ability to meet people easily. My first week of college, two girls and I went through our whole dorm building and knocked on every door introducing ourselves to the girls and guys on our floors. Sounds awkward? Yeah, it was but guess what? Everybody is new and scared and lonely, so they are open to the company. And you might just meet some really nice guys who share their mom's freshly made banana bread. Before you know it, you will have a handful of friends to go get a bite to eat or get lost together around campus.

This is literally how I met my best friend and eventually, my roommate. It happened by getting lost together and eating sushi. She thought I knew the way back to the dorm and I thought she knew the way. Ironically, we both still get lost in this same manner all the time.

I rushed my fall term (and then found out a year later Greek life was so not me), and it gave me a window to meeting a bunch of new people. And then, there were frat parties. Now, yes, their stereotypes are true. It's a lot of drunk girls running around, losing their shoes, and every guy is wearing the same rush shirt. But, it gives you the best place to mingle and get to know people. And it's free. About half of my really good friends have come out partying together at frats.

You find friends who will never forget and abandon you, are always there to take care of you, always got your back, and will never judge you for the hit or miss of the night.

By a month into college (and now two years later), my friendships I had made with people in college were so much deeper and stronger than the relationships at home. A relationship that I could not have had if I had gone to a college with all my friends stuck by my side. Going to a college alone with no friends made me have to crack open my shell that I had nestled myself in for the four years of high school. It was in my college years where I discovered how beautiful friendship is and how special it can be.

Reflecting back to high school, the relationships I had with girls there will never come close to how connected I feel with my friends here. Their openness, lovingness, and full-on acceptance are amazing. They become your family.

So, hun, I know college alone is looking pretty scary right now, but trust me when I say its about to be your best four years. It's time to crack open your shell and let the world get to know you for who you are. College doesn't have cliques and there is no social pyramid. You can be 100% yourself here and you will find a place in those crowded halls with an amazing group of friends. All you have to do is say, "Hi."