Looking back on my first-year of college as it comes to a close, it’s been a roller coaster of emotions. I wouldn’t change a thing, and everything worked out in the end. What could describe that better than a chick-flick?
So when you first get to school, it’s pretty overwhelming. You try your best to be excited, but there’s a lot going on and sometimes you just end up feeling really lost and confused. Often times, you hide it behind a smile because you know that you're supposed to be excited. Just like how Annie should have been happy for Lillian but was mostly just like WTF is going on here.
This one is just really relatable. I hate to admit it, but when I heard all my friends talking about their new friends or even when I met a couple of them, I got extremely jealous. It's hard to watch people you've been friends with for years make new, amazing connections with people that aren't you, but you get over it when you realize how happy they are.
The alternative to watching your friends make these connections, is that you will also make some of your own. I've met some people that I feel like I've known for my entire life, and leaving them for the summer is going to be really freaking hard. My roommate and I get separation anxiety after being apart for a long weekend/ break. So this should be fun.
Once you start to get comfortable, it's easy to go a little overboard with the freedom that you're given. I've spent many nights taking care of incapacitated friends trying to make sure they don't get caught by campus police. But hey, what are friends for, right?
Relate this one to whatever you want. Drama that you thought you would be done with in high school. The insane amount of work that will be assigned to you. Anything. It's just relevant, and I guarantee you will find yourself saying it at least five times a day.
The struggle is so real. Even if you have a part time job like I do, it's hard to justify spending money on things when you have thousands of dollars of debt attached to you at all times. I see this situation as Annie being me and the flight attendant being my mom, because you will swallow your pride and ask your parents for money.
Be prepared to hear waaaaay more about people's personal lives than you ever expected too. The amount of times I've heard about sexual encounters from people I barely know is borderline ridiculous, but hey, college is a very open environment and some people just really don't care that people know their business.
This sounds almost word for word like something I wrote on a test that I wasn't prepared for. Okay, just kidding, but if you thought you were a master at b.s.-ing assignments in high school, just wait because your skills are about to improve drastically. Not that I'm advising you do so, but sometimes you do what you have to in order to just complete the assignment.
Me. Literally everyday. I was stupid enough to think I could handle having four 8:30 a.m. classes, and the result of that is me taking a nap/lying in bed for an hour after that class until I go to lunch. Naps are your friends. Learn to love them.
Even after all of this, at the end of the day, my favorite thing to do is just fool around with my friends. Like I said, this year has been a roller coaster of emotions, but I've made so many memories and I've had a lot of fun, so I really can't complain.
