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What I Learned During My First Week In College

What I learned other than I'm waaaay too much.

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What I Learned During My First Week In College
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I chose to go to a small, liberal arts college 4 hours away from home. Given that my high school was extremely overcrowded and I had little friends, I thought a small college was the best option for me. Here are just a few things to highlight my week:

  1. I really am an introvert.
    • In high school I always thought I was outgoing and loved talking to people, but I haven’t made very many friends so far. I think to myself “Go and talk to them, they won’t bite,” but I don’t.
  2. Spacing your classes out is smart.
    • All of my classes are spaced out enough during the day that I have time to relax in between.
  3. It’s a little harder than I expected.
    • So far I’ve only had a little bit of trouble in German 1, but that’s because I have no clue how to speak German. Aside from that, my classes are relatively easy (for now.)
  4. Class discussions can go anywhere.
    • My English class is discussion based and I love it. Hearing everyone else’s points of view and how they perceive what we are to read is so interesting.
  5. Free food = the best food
    • I love food as it is, but when it’s free it's even better. Not going to lie… I went somewhere just to get pizza and then left the other day.
  6. The on-campus mailroom is a mess.
    • I ordered stuff from Amazon and they proceeded to tell me it was never delivered. It was in fact delivered on the scheduled date, but I received it two days late.
  7. Being away from home sucks.
    • I am 4 hours away from home and I’ve so home sick all week. I haven’t cried but once since my parents left, but it still sucks.
  8. There is no reason you should be bored.
    • There is always something going on on-campus, so if you get bored it’s your fault.
  9. Sweet sweet freedom.
    • Not that I don’t love living with my parents, but I love that I can eat half a pack of cookies if I want (of course at my own risk.) Or eat dinner at 8 pm.
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