If someone were to ask me to describe my freshman year of college in just three words, I would simply quote Janice with her very famous phrase, "OH...MY...GOD!" This may be an unexpected response to the question, but that is actually how the first year of college is: completely unexpected. Janice's famous remark is not the only time where Friends has perfectly described the very unanticipated freshman year of college.
It's finally here! It's time to move into the dorms and start over again as a freshman. Unfortunately, you learn pretty quickly that the provided extra-long twin mattresses are not the biz (I totally recommend investing in a nice mattress pad!)
Woo! You finally made it to college, and it's time to party and let loose with a bunch of strangers, right?! Maybe you began drinking in high school, but you soon realize that drinking in college is a lot different because people do it all the time. It is assumed that college kids are going to drink, and if you are going to drink, remember to do it in a safe environment with people that you trust.
It has now been a couple of weeks, and you start to realize that life is hard without your family (specifically your mom). You now have to do your own laundry, vacuum your own floor and actually run errands by yourself. All of that is doable, but just wait until the first time you get sick, and your mom is not there to bring you soup in bed. This is about the time when the homesickness hits, and you can't help but long to be back at home.
A month has passed, and you are getting sick and tired of the dining hall food. Your school sends out surveys via email asking your opinion about the food, and you just do not understand how they do not understand why students complain about the dining hall. We are 18 and 19 year olds; we like pizza, fries and chicken tenders. Come on people, we have the Freshman 15 to gain here.
Two months in...still no close friends. Trust me when I say that college can be a very lonely place for quite some time. Sure, you have that one kid from your Spanish class that says "hi" occasionally, and your RA actually remembered your name, but you still have no one to confide in. Aren't you supposed to make your life-long friends at this place?? Okay life-long friends, you can come out now... 
You still have no friends. You have no clean underwear to wear today. You hate your stupid economics class. You miss your mom. You ate five meals yesterday, but no meals today. You don't know what you're doing with your life. You don't know why you're crying.
Person that is an acquaintance, because you still have no friends: "Hey, are you okay?"
Weird, creeper guy that sits behind you in business class, and talks to the professor after class for fun: "Hey! We should totally get coffee, and get to know each other some time! When are you free?"
"Okay, do not panic. You got this," you tell yourself as you stand in front of your class before your first college presentation.
Just say what you rehearsed in your head when you were supposed to be paying attention in writing class last hour.
Here goes nothing:
Yay! Finally, you have made an awesome group of friends that you wouldn't trade for the world. Sure, it took a little more time than expected (like the whole entire year), but it was worth the wait. You officially have a squad now, and you are the freshest squad on campus, of course.
It is now time for final exams...These babies are tough. Get ready for late nights in the library, copious amounts of coffee and very little sleep. Don't panic. As long as you've been paying attention to every single word that the professor has said, done all of the outside readings, gotten 100% on all of the homework and are a genius, you'll do fine!!
The day has finally come. You have made it through your freshman year of college. Claps for you for surviving! Enjoy your summer! Until next year...
