It seems a little crazy to me to think that in less that two days, I’ll be moving into a dorm room and beginning my life as a college student and like any other new beginning; I’m scared as hell. What’s a little crazier to me is that I’m only going to school about 25 minutes away from my house yet I’m STILL freaking out. And that’s what I’m here to address today; the IDEA of a going to college and a new beginning.
Whenever I mention that I’m going to school locally I always get the same initial reaction of “Oh, you’ll only be 25 minutes away from home,” or “You’ll still be home,” and I absolutely HATE it. I don’t know what it is with people but they seem to only think that kids that are going outside of a 50 miles radius of their home are the ones that are actually leaving for college. It’s as if just because I’ve decided to attend a relatively local college I’m automatically “less” of a college student who is going to a school three hours away.
Well, here’s a little wake up call: I’M STILL ATTENDING COLLEGE. I still have the same journey ahead of me as the girl that’s going to the other side of the country! I’m still moving into a dorm room, living on a campus, and most importantly, moving out of my home! College is definitely what you make it and just because I’m going to a school that is 25 minutes away from my hometown doesn’t mean I’m going to be running home everyday in-between classes to say hello to everyone and relax. I’ve decided to live on campus for a reason and that’s to have a true college experience in which I am going to do so.
I mean of course it’s going to be a little bit easier for me if there is an emergency and I need to come home or if I might want to come home to see my family. Oh and I might have the luxury of going to get that really cute sweater I forgot at home. But that’s really the only difference between students leaving the state and I. This experience is definitely what you make of it and one thing I plan to do as a college student is become less dependent on others and be able to live on my own and interact amongst my peers. If I wanted to be home, I would’ve stayed home and it isn’t my fault that a school that is 25 minutes away from home is the school that is absolutely perfect for me. After all, the only way I agreed to stay local was if I got to live on campus.
I’m so excited to be starting this new chapter in my life. In fact, it’s been so unreal to me that I’ve yet to begin packing up my stuff. Did I mention I literally leave in two days?? My mind is just as anxious and nervous as any other college student that is getting ready to leave for school and I don’t think I’d have it any other way. Although I’ll be slightly close to home, I’m still so ready to NOT be home. It feels great to be able to start over in a new area with new people and unfortunately a less-comfy bed. Here’s to new beginnings!
