Dear freshman year,

Before starting this year, I was looking forward to going to college and branch out of my shell to do things I’ve never done before. Now that this year is coming to an end, I feel like I don’t even want to leave what I have here. Freshman year was a learning experience for everyone and this learning experience had its positives and negatives as well as any situation does. So here are a few words I have to say to my freshman year in college.

Thank you for the new start

Thank you, freshman year for giving me a place to start all over again after high school. Entering college was a hard and scary time for everyone because they don’t know what to expect and they people don’t know how to deal with being away from their home. Before coming to college on move-in day, I was scared that I wouldn’t find my place and that I would be sitting in my room every night crying about how much I wanted to be home. But now that I survived two semesters in a place that is still very new to me, I am glad to say that I have found my place on my campus. Thank you for the wonderful opportunities I was able to experience.

Thank you for the friends

Thank you, freshman year for giving me the chance to meet the best kind of people out there. Making friends in college isn’t easy, so finding a group of people that you can be around all the time takes time. Without the friends that I’ve made over the year I have no idea what I would’ve done. Having friends in college makes weekends a greater adventure. You will never eat alone because your friends are probably just as hungry as you are. Friends in college will also make sure that you survive the happiness of syllabus week and countless mental breakdowns during finals week.

Thank you for teaching me to independent

Before coming to college, I never even knew how to do my own laundry. College will make you a more independent person because you will need to learn how to handle things on your own. College has taught me how to make ramen in the microwave, wash and fold my own laundry weekly, dealing with professors one-on-one, and most importantly what do to on your free time. In college, you won’t have your parents down your neck about how you spend your days and nights.

Thank you for the learning experience

Over the course of the year, I have learned so many things that help me get through freshman year. Freshman year has taught me that staying up all night just to finish a paper is not worth the lack of the sleep. That one test you failed just means that you have to work harder for the rest of the year to pass the class. I have also learned that staying in sometimes on weekends is worth it because you need to have “me” time after a long stressful week.

Freshman year was definitely a long and great year despite questioning dropping out at least 3 times a week. So thank you again, Freshman year, for everything you have taught me and hopefully Sophomore year will be just as adventurous.