You came home from school expecting everything to be exactly the same. You figured you'd party, see some movies, and go to the beach with all of your close friends from high school. It would be exactly like last summer. You're more than excited. But a few weeks into May and you're thinking, "Oh no, this is not what I imagined." Nothing is what you imagined really. Basically, you're either working, sleeping or getting together with probably the most random groups of people ever, all while you're under your parents' thumbs again. You're stuck, counting down the days until next semester.

In some ways, college changes all of us, right? We're more mature (hopefully), more independent, and all around friendlier. But you know those friends, the ones that left and joined Greek life for all the wrong reasons or got a significant other or something along those lines? Those friends turned over a new leaf and now you really don't even want to see them anymore. I'm talking to those people: this article is for you. It's seriously upsetting when a good friend changes right before your eyes. And every time you try to confront him or her about it, it's denial after denial. Maybe that's how the people around them act at school, but it's definitely not something you can tolerate.

Usually, there a few types of changed people. Some will have a huge ego, a drinking problem, and multiple pairs of boat shoes. Some have a dependency problem on their phone and will stop at nothing to tell you every detail about their college boyfriend or girlfriend. Some just feel entitled to sleep with whoever they want, because they think they can. And you're sitting there putting up with your now different friend, wishing to God that they'd shut up. Or wishing you could change them back to the person you once knew and appreciated.

So, how do you tell if college changed you or not? How do you realize if you're reading this and you're actually this person? You reflect on your actions the past month and a half. Check the people you hang out with on a regular basis, contemplate what you do now, what you spend the most time on. Most of all, have people told you that you've changed? Especially the ones closest to you. Maybe they've said it in a nice way. That is the red flag. All change isn't a bad thing either. A lot of you love the way you are since you went to college, even if your friends from home don't. If you believe you're in the right, then just keep doing you. Don't let anyone stand in your way. But let's say you are going down this path, take a minute. You don't want to lose friends you've had this long for the wrong reasons. Lastly, just know we miss you. We miss the person you used to be and we're sorry that we couldn't do more to keep you in our lives.