In fifteen short days I'm heading off to college. My school experience was probably different than most teens. I went to the same school, lived in the same house, and had the same friends my entire life.

School used to be my constant. I would walk the same halls, see the same teachers and sit at the same lunch table year after year. I was friends with nearly every high school kid. To top it all off, I was voted the Homecoming Queen. Why would I want to leave?

I loved my school, and knew all its ins and outs. Now I’m wondering if my college will even have lunch tables. (I hope it does.) Will I ever have the same teacher twice? I don't know. To me, that’s the scary part. There’s so much wiggle room, who knows what will happen? So this is a list of the current things I’m stressed about as I prepare for Freshman year.

1. Being back at the bottom.

I’m no longer the big shot senior. Being a senior is amazing--you have little to no real classes, the teachers just want you to graduate already and there’s special things everyday for seniors only. All that is poof, GONE! Now each class is hard and it counts towards having a job someday. Who signed me up for this?

2. Living on your own.

I know this one is a given, but seriously. I’ve never done this before and now I have to live on my own everyday for the rest of forever. What if I get a stain on my shirt?

Did mom put vinegar on it or did she just wash it over and over again? I don't remember. At least I’m only an hour away from my house if I have any real concerns. But what about the people moving far away from their parents? We should have had a class on this in high school.

3. It's expensive. Very expensive.

High school classes weren't too bad because no one really uses the Pythagorean theorem. No one. But college is where you learn tools to help you with your profession. You need to know your stuff! And it comes at a price. Every sentence your teacher utters, you probably paid at least ten dollars for so pay attention. That’s a lot of pressure.

4. Losing high school friends.

We’ve been through so much together--will it end here? Again, I'm not sure. It's likely that I’ll never see many of my high school friends ever again. It's also likely that they won’t remember me. That’s really sad to think about. With social media, I hope that we will all stay in touch, but the reality is that we probably won’t.

5. The uncertainty.

The uncertainty of the whole college thing freaks me out. But, everyone keeps reassuring me that I’ll do great. I hope so. Again, who knows. The future is up to us as an incoming freshman. That’s a lot of power, and a lot of stress.

And I already thought of another stressor. What if I can’t find a parking space?? Well, I’ll find out in fifteen days and report back.