College is a scary thought for some people, most of us are ready to leave our parents houses but we aren’t really ready to be on our own yet. The summer flew by and here we are moving into college for the first time, where you probably don’t have your best friend or family right next to you at all times anymore. You have to do things for yourself, like buy groceries, and pay bills, and email your own professors (because having your parents email your professors is highly frowned upon) and we can’t forget ordering textbooks. Oh the hundreds of dollars we’ll spend buying books for classes we don’t even want to take. But that’s all a part of the college experience, even though it’s a little nerve-wracking, it’s all a part of a great plan.

Now moving in seems very overwhelming and it is. I’m a college freshman, but I had the privilege to move in a few days early because of some obligations I’ll have at school. Moving in was a great experience but in all honesty it was a little overwhelming and hectic. My mom and dad and grandparents helped me move in and get everything set up. Which was great, my mom and nana made sure I did everything and had everything I needed. But on my part, the emotions were overwhelming and the motions of the day were overwhelming too. You never expect this day to actually come where your family is leaving you at an unfamiliar campus with all these people you don’t know. It can be a little terrifying at first but after the first couple of days you’ll get the hang of it.

Let’s talk people now, one of the scariest parts of college for me was not knowing anyone. I was here early so my roommate wasn’t here and I didn’t know anyone here yet, which was scary in itself and I was tempted to sit in my room and watch "Grey's Anatomy" until I had to leave. But I told myself I'd put myself out there to make new friends, so I did. The first night I was sitting with another freshman girl on a swing outside and some returning students came up to us and talked to us for a little while. For me that was a little awkward because I didn’t know them but after we talked a little bit they invited us to their room and told us about the college experience and now we have a couple new friends here on campus. My second night I was hanging out with another girl and we met some other freshmen and we played pool and ping pong and talked for a couple hours which was really nice.

College is all about putting yourself out there, no one knows who you are, No one knows your story unless you tell them, so make a name for yourself, make new friends, and make amazing memories because the college experience only comes once.