College is a time of self-discovery when you are suddenly given the freedom to make your own decisions. What classes you'll take, who you'll date, where you'll work, and when you'll eat are all decisions that are up to you now.

Unlike in middle school and high school, you no longer have a parent supervising every move you make and every word you say. You no longer have a parent nagging you to do your homework before dinner or telling you to do your laundry.

For the first time in your life, you're on your own. Even though you've been you your entire life, you may not actually understand your inner self very well. You've been stuck in your little bubble up until now. Your days have been structured to fit in school, after-school activities, meals, homework, and occasionally time with friends.

Your schedule has rarely ever consisted of anything more or anything less. Your life went from a structured piece of graph paper to a blank canvas. The you that you thought you knew before may evolve and change in ways you never even considered now that your life lacks constant structure.

You may find yourself spending considerably less or more time around your friends than you would have in the past. You may discover a new passion that you didn't even know existed up until now. What is it about your personality that causes you to have these preferences? Discovering your Myers-Briggs personality type may give you some answers.

What are Myers-Briggs personality types? They are four-letter codes which describe whether a person is more extraverted (E) or introverted (I), whether they perceive more though sense (S) or intuition (N), whether they prefer judging by thoughts (T) or feelings (F), and whether they prefer to judge (J) or perceive (P).

For example, I am an INFJ because I'm more introverted than extroverted, I perceive more through sensing than intuition, I tend to use feelings over thoughts, and I often judge rather than perceive. INFJs are actually one of the rarest personality types. There are 16 possible distinct type variations.

Learning your personality type can also give you valuable information about your individual learning style. Discovering whether you learn best by seeing, listening, or doing is beneficial for deciphering your best studying techniques.

For example, a visual learner would learn best from studying flashcards or illustrations whereas an auditory learner would learn best by listening to facts being spoken aloud. Information about your personality type in correlation with your learning style can be fond on most personality type websites.

Your personality type can also guide you toward an enjoyable career and help you learn more about your personal communication skills. Information regarding all of these categories can also be found on most personality type websites or with a simple Google search.

So how can you discover your own personality type? Websites such as humanmetrics.com and 16personalities.com have free online quizzes to help you accurately determine your four letters.

You could also consult a professional, if you would prefer a more thorough analysis of your personality and behavioral preferences. Although it may be a bit time consuming to initially determine your personality type, it is more than worth it to better understand yourself and your potential.