To the Freshmen Doubting their College Experience
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To the Freshmen Doubting their College Experience

You hear people all the time referencing to college as the best time of their life or their Godsend after a terrible high school experience. But, what if you believed these and your college experience isn't "all that" and your almost done with your first semester of freshman year?

Madi Cook
Nov 20, 2019
University of Georgia
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To the Freshmen Doubting their College Experience

Showing up at UGA for freshman year, I expected many things. I wanted to instantly find my girl gang, fall in love with a boy, and somehow be the girl who had her whole life together. Throughout the year, I was constantly disappointed in the expectations that I had set for myself. At the end of the freshman year, I was crushed. I hadn't really found my group of people, freshman boys are just not boyfriend material at all, and my whole life was scattered into pieces. It was not the life that everyone told me I would have. And sadly, I left freshman year scared that the rest of college was going to be like this.

Now, I'm almost done with my first semester of sophomore year, and I have a few things to say to those who might be feeling the same way I felt.

STOP Comparing!

No college experience is the same for anyone. As a Christian, I know the plan for my life is different from everyone else's. For me, my freshman year was meant to be a learning experience. I was to grow from what I learned. My freshman year was necessary for me to get to the point in my life where I am at today. Everyone's freshman year is going to be different, and everyone's freshman year has a different purpose for their life. Therefore, we shouldn't compare our experiences with others because everyone is on a different track.

Rome wasn't conquered in a day.

Have you ever heard this saying? It definitely makes sense, but when I tried to apply this to my own life, I found myself becoming very inpatient. I felt like I had been waiting my whole life for college. I thought that once I stepped foot on campus, my life was going to improve right then and there. The beauty about a life worth lived is that things take time. You grow in friendships; you don't become soul sisters with people right when you meet them. With school and leadership positions, it takes time to get used to college academics, and you gradually take on positions; these are not given to you on the first day of class.

Appreciate where you are now.

Lastly, I think it definitely helps to remember where you are right now. You made it to college. You have many things to be thankful about. Although sometimes the bad things can overshadow the good, you have to look closer to those blessings in life. Once you make this a practice, the world becomes a lot brighter.


I think college has a lot of potential to be a saving grace, but for a lot of people, college is a huge learning experience. This can be the time where you realize who you are in this world. For me, I learned a lot about myself, other people, and how the world works. Freshman year got me to dig really deep into myself and determine the person I want to be in life. Just remember, that this time in your life is temporary, and it will get better.

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