College is short. It may not seem like it but the 4 years will blow past you in an instant before you even notice it.

I remember at my convocation during my freshman year about how my chancellor talked to us all about how we have a certain number of hours of our undergraduate schooling that will be spent doing work and going to class. But then he told us the number of hours that we would have free.

Now I can't remember that number but I know it was large and at the time it was exciting.

I was going to have all of this time to do so many things!

Clubs, Greek life, friends, internships, and so much more! There were so many options and I wanted to experience every single one of them.

Then of course school started up and I did join somethings but of course there wasn't enough it seemed to do everything.

I joined Odyssey of course, a sorority, several intramural sports teams, and a club. With all of those I was busy and overwhelmed some days with the addition to my course load but I still wanted to be a part of them all.

Now as I am a junior I look back at that and wonder where the time went?

I was supposed to have all of this free time to do so many cool things and make so many memories but the time just kept slipping through my fingers.

And the reality is that I did have all of that time and I did make the most of it because every single day I made sure I did something fun.

I now have all of these beautiful and some not so beautiful memories but it is hard for me to come to terms that I have just a little over a year left here at NC State.

I am already dreading having to leave the place that I have called home for the last almost 3 years. I never even really wanted to go to NC State but long story short I ended up here and it didn't take long for me to realize that I loved it here.

For me the love doesn't come from school spirit like chanting our anthem at football games or rushing the bell tower if we have a big win, but more so it comes from the fact that it is where the people I care about are.

I have been blessed enough to find a home away from home with my friends and that is what makes me love this school so much.

All of the memories and stuff I did in my free time feels so scary that it will be ending soon and I am sure I am not the only junior who feels this way.

But like I have had to remind myself I would just say don't forget that there is still time left. There is still so much time left to do so much more and make so many other lasting memories.

So for anyone who is coming into college, use your free time wisely. Make the most of it and don't forget to enjoy yourself because college really is the best time of your life!