Dear Struggling and confused College Teen,
College. This words bring many endless thoughts and feelings racing through my mind. From school work, to dealing with professors, to leaving home for the first time. College can be a wild ride of ups and downs. Its suppose to be the best time of your life, right? Which at times it really is, I cant tell you the amount of unforgettable memories I have made during my first semester. On the other hand though, people fail to tell you the other side of being a College Student. The stress-filled, coffee junky, and struggling part of it. It is that time you are in your dorm room all racked up with stress on trying to figure not only yourself, but the rest of your life out. Everyone fails to mention how many times you fall, in college but I'm here to tell you that it is okay. There will be times where you study hard for a class, but don't seem to get the grade you want. There will be times where you are lost and don't know who can trust in your friend group, and feel like you haven't found your set place at school yet. There will be times where you have big disagreements with your room or suitmates. And yes, surprisingly there will be times where you will be begging to have your parents by your side telling you what is right and what is wrong( trust me this will happen). It is defiantly not going to all be smooth sailing and that it perfectly okay. There will be times where you feel like the world is tumbling down on you but don't worry it isn’t. Just get up, burns it off and keep pushing yourself harder and work towards improving yourself. Going to college, and leaving the life that you knew and finally using your big girl feet and being independent can really test you, but don't worry you are doing just fine. All of this is just a very big leap into life, it will make you stronger, and more independent. You are going to make mistakes, you are going to fail sometimes, and you are going to make a couple of wrong turns here and there. But always remember that it is the mistakes you make that shape you. Take everything challenge and embrace it. And know that even if you don't have it all figured it out right now, it doesn't mean you wont have it all figured out soon enough. Out of the many things I have learned my first semester in college it is that everything will eventually figure itself out.
Take a deep breath, everything will be just fine.
“We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.”
- Steve Maraboli
