A lot of of boarding school kids worry that when they go away to college, the experience will be anti-climatic or that it will be like boarding school 2.0. For those incoming freshmen, I am here to dispel that myth, and to show that college will definitely have some unique moments of its own. Although we all have different stories to tell, here are a few thoughts I'm pretty sure all of us boarding school grads have felt at one time or another. For those of you who haven't attended boarding school, this is a fresh peak inside the mind of a boarding school student in college.

You ask your roommate about lights out on the first day

True story, this happened. Not with me of course...

You find it incredible that there is no sign-out procedure

Is this what freedom is?!

You make your bed every day out of habit

And your parents couldn't be prouder of you.

You're equally shocked and terrified that there is no set study hall

When are you going to ever find the time to do your assignments?

You feel like a small fish in big waters

My entire school is like 1/5 the size of my entire year now. And what are "lectures" even?! I can't believe so many students can fit in one room at one time.

You don't feel homesickness as strongly as your friends

Been there, done that. Now you can help your friends going through this struggle. It'll be okay...

You find it a shame that you don't know half the kids in on your floor

My entire dorm was the same size as this hallway, and I don't know any of you people.

You find it hard to turn your back on the preppy fashion trends that you've grown to love so much

I didn't choose the preppy life... The preppy life chose me...

As weird as it may seem to your friends, you find it kind of sad that your professors don't live with you

Y'all don't understand how much dorm snack made my life amazing and how much I depended on a live-in calc tutor senior year (I'm looking at you, Mr. Turner).

On the other hand, it's pretty great that your professors don't live with you

I think I'm willing to give up living with my dorm parents' dogs for this... Finally, my room isn't being monitored 24/7. And I can't believe there's a boy in my room right now!

You are way more comfortable taking your clothes off in front of your roommate than they are in front of you

Sorry, I know we just met two hours ago, but I really needed to take my shirt off...

You find yourself comparing every moment of college to high school

After day two of orientation, your new friends are probably tired of hearing about your high school dorms and high school food and high school sports... But the memories are so hard to get rid of!

Midterms that are actually during the middle of the term come as a huge shock

Wait, it's not December yet! It's only October! How is it midterms already?! Why?! How did this happen?!

You get asked constantly if life was like Pacific Coast Academy or Hogwarts

Sadly, no, my dorm parents didn't eat ravioli cold from a can, and they didn't turn into cats. But I did have prefects and they were awesome!