It’s crazy to sit here and try to comprehend that this is the last article I’ll be typing before I head back home. After spending an entire school year as a freshman at Syracuse University, I must say, I am not ready to go home.
I would always hear the stories of how much college students anticipate summer break, and while I have anticipated it due to having a break from the intense coursework, I am not so much anticipating leaving all of my friends and the life I have had here at ‘cuse.
I have spent the last year going on adventures, meeting hundreds of new friends, having sleepovers, crying of laughter, crying of exhaustion, meeting deadlines, experiencing my first college parties, taking trips to the city, and living the life as a college freshman.
I just don’t know if I am ready to accept that it is coming to a close.
Being a college student, you learn so much. You learn the person you are, the person you have yet to become, the type of friends you fit best with, the lifestyle you want to live, and you spend a whole lot of time prioritizing and learning academics in the major you’re in.
I walk into my dorm Monday through Friday, usually around 4-5 a.m., and usually upon return from the fashion Warehouse after working on projects. The life of a college student is extremely fun, yet extremely punctual, and over the summer I am going to miss both aspects of it.
To the close friends I have met this year, I must say thank you. You have taught me who I truly am as a person, and have validated the qualities I had not always had pointed out. You have truly allowed my freshman year to be one that I will always remember as one of the best, as I have grown so much, with you all by my side.
To the friends who have strayed and are no longer part of my journey, I thank you as well. I am sure that I spent a lot of reflection and time thinking about the relationship we had. That is because you have impacted my life in ways which have brought me lessons, and closer to determining what I need to fulfill my happiness.
You were there for me at one point or another, and I truly thank you for that.
To Syracuse University, you have extended my knowledge within my major’s industry very well and have provided me with outlets to New York City—the one which I have always saved a piece of my heart for.
I thank you for the great connections, and the large campus which has provided me with experiences I would never grasp in a smaller area.
And lastly, to my freshman year—this is an extremely bittersweet goodbye. It may seem crazy to say this, but I will miss the all-nighters and late nights of working on projects, as I know that every second of time spent doing so was worth-while, and will benefit me later on.
I have worked harder than I ever have here at Syracuse University, and it has already paid off in many, many ways.
So, freshman year of college, I will miss you. You have provided me with a year where I have grown so much, yet I am ready for these next few years where I will grow so much more.