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Things I Learned In My Freshman Year Of College

The Crazy Roller Coaster Ride

Anjika Mehta

May 22, 2019

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2018- A life-changing, eye-opening year that inspired mental and spiritual growth for me. I graduated high school and flew 5893320 miles away from home…. To a new home.

Freshman Year of College

August 2018-May 2019

Aka

The Craziest Roller Coaster Ride, ever!

The super-fast one with super scary drops and crazy loops ( and also makes you feel super dizzy and nauseous) but the "I -wanna- go- again!!" kind of roller coaster.

Here's a list of things I learned in the Freshman year of college

It is okay to take time for yourself.

You don't have to be happy all the time. We all have our down days, you will be okay. It's normal.

You do You. There's a lot of people in this world doing things because everyone else is doing it. Don't be one of them.

Learn how to not spend ALL of your money on food.

Interact with people who aren't like you. You don't have to best friends with them… just talk! Get to know them! Listen to them! You'll be surprised how much you learn.

It's never "only about grades". Yea, sure they are important but learning new things and growing as an individual is. You don't want to graduate college with a 4.0 GPA but 0 hobbies/interests/extra-curricular.

You have to be productive 24/7. Get rid of the "productivity guilt" you have. Take a chill pill.

If you aren't comfortable with who you are, you will compare yourself to every single person you meet- that will DESTROY you. Don't do that. You're fine just the way you are. Your interests/choices and opinions are completely valid. You are your own person!! Be THAT.

Learn to Listen!! Don't make it just about replying. Pay attention to what people say, you will learn a lot.

Get your priorities straight or else you'll get left behind.

Step out of your comfort zone. Say "yes" more often when it comes to trying new things. ( opportunities/experiences NOT harmful substances!).

Wake up early!

Coffee is awesome but it's not a meal.

Drink water- stay hydrated, always it just makes things 785 times better.

Don't stay in your dorm all the time- don't spend TOO MUCH time alone.

Stay in touch with people from back home- it will keep you grounded.

DON'T COMPARE YOUR REAL LIFE TO EVERYONE ELSE'S INSTAGRAM LIFE! People talk only about the good stuff, you don't know what's going on behind the scenes!!

Reduce social media usage- it's such a waste of time!!

Freshman wasn't the easiest. It was one of the hardest in fact.

But if you take each day as it comes, live in the moment, learn from the experiences and make the most of it, you will be so so so proud of yourself!

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

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75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

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You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

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3. "You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above" (Tunnel of Love)

4. "I got something in my heart/ I been waitin' to give/ I got a life I wanna start/ One I been waitin' to live" (Leah)

5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

7. “Is a dream a lie when it don’t come true, or is it something worse?” (The River)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)