The idea of leaving your hometown and starting all over seems terrifying for most people. There are multiple types of people when it comes to going to college. There is the kind of people that say they are super ready to leave. There are the people who are iffy but still feel like they are ready to leave. Lastly, there are the people who are going but are not ready at all.

I was one of the people who were ready to leave but the idea of starting all over scared me. I was scared because I had so many close friends at home and I enjoyed being home with my family and dogs. As the time approached and I spent a lot of my last few days of summer saying goodbye to my friends who were leaving. Then it really started to hit me, this was the start of our new life.

Everyone is leaving and this was the beginning of the rest of our lives. I had never been away from home for that long so this idea of living somewhere new was scary to me.

The morning before I left I got really nervous about the move in and meeting new people. As we were driving there the car ride was really quiet. There wasn't much talking. I wonder to this day what my parents and sister were thinking as I took this next step in my life.

I am the oldest in my family so I was the first to go away so that is always harder. I think my mom was worried about me about the way I would deal with all my school work. I think my dad was worried about me being on my own. I think my sister was sad to be the only child home alone.

We arrived at the campus and there were so many cars and families. I saw my roommate and felt a little bit of relief. I know that every other kid there has the same amount of nerves as the next one. As we pulled in to park and start unloading the car and it`s becoming more and more real. After we are done we part ways.

The next part was the bonding with my floor and making friends. This was not easy because we are a bunch of kids from all parts of the world and put on the same floor. I was terrified. My roommate and I thought we were never going to make friends. But then one night I started talking to this girl and we became closer and another girl and then the guys on my floor. Before I knew it I was close with everyone on my floor.

The first girl I started to become friends with is, in fact, my roommate for next year. In the end, the advice I can give about starting college is to go into with a positive attitude. Go in with your head high ready to put yourself out there and try new things.

College is a turning point in peoples life, it may not be for everyone but everyone has to make sure they gave it a shot.