Dear College Experience,
These past four years have come and gone faster than I could have ever dreamed of. I remember walking up to my dorm for the very first time in the Orlando summer heat freshman year. I was scared, intrigued and yet so very excited. I was ready to make a new life for myself and grow into a whole new me. I was thrilled to make new friends and many new memories.
Freshman year was everything I wanted and so much more. I was blessed with the best roommates a girl could ever ask for. Living on my own away from my parents was scary at first, but I had the best friends and support system I needed when I missed home. As a freshman, I could not imagine what life would be like without college. I felt like my college experience would last forever, and I was completely OK with that.
Now, here I stand approaching graduation and I literally have no idea where the time went. I feel like just yesterday I was meeting my roommates for the very first time. My freshman roommates and I are still inseparable. We created a bond like no other and experienced four great years together.
I have learned so many valuable lessons throughout these past four years. I learned that school and life are not always easy, and it's OK to struggle. I learned that when you surround yourself with the best people possible, you will learn so much about yourself and grow into a better person. I also learned that sometimes you surround yourself with not always the best too, and you can learn even more from them. You learn when it's right to walk away and to move on to better experiences.
I have realized that it is normal to not know where your life might take you, whether it be your plans for tomorrow or your plans for a year from now. I personally have learned to be more spontaneous and to enjoy the journey that life brings.
In these four years, I have learned more about myself than I ever have before. The best part in that is that I am still learning more about myself every day! I have to thank college and my wonderful friends for that.
College thank you for teaching me how to break out of my shell and go after dreams I may have thought were out of reach before. Thank you for supporting me and preparing me for the real world, even though it seems pretty scary from my little college bubble. Thank you for always having faith in me, even when I had little faith in myself. I truly learned that I really can go wherever I want in life no matter what others say. So here's to graduation and the rest of my life in the big unknown.
Sincerely,
An Upcoming Graduate
