College has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. Sending in my deposit in the spring of 2015 was one of the best decisions I have ever made. During my time at school I have gained a ton of new friends and everyday just adds to my experience. However, everyday symbolizes one day closer to growing up. What I had forgotten factors into this complex decision of choosing my dream college, was that it was my first major choice as an adult. I was growing up, there was no doubt about it. Every choice I made from then on would dramatically affect my life as I knew it. It is scary to think of that because life is going by so fast! I am almost done with my first semester as a sophomore and registration for the spring starts this following week.
At a young age I had thought of myself as a pretty independent person, way too mature for my age. I rarely needed help from parents, and before I got my license only needed them to drive me places. However, that is one small part of growing up and even now at 20 years of age, I still have no clue what is going on. High school flew by in four years and that did not bother me at the time, since college had me so hyped up and ready to go. Sadly, college is like the Usain Bolt of time, flying by, and I am petrified at the fact that I will be thrown into the real world. At one point it will be socially unacceptable to be living with my parents and that’s sad because I love my parents a whole lot.
I finally get why adults have always told me never grow up…because THIS IS REALLY SCARY! They are already living this life and already have gone through the transition. If there is one thing I have learned in life, it’s that the transition period for these major milestones is the toughest. The most recent transition period for me was going through the transition stage from high school to college and at the end of it I was just hoping to go back to high school - it was always on my mind because of how easy it was. A smile on my face hides the fact that college to me is a four year procrastination for the next transition period into adulthood. Fun fact, I am a big procrastinator.
Life overall is just too strange to understand. At the end of the day it will always be tough to get what’s going on, and adjusting to all the new changes is always tough. Something I take away from it all is to never take anything or anyone for granted and enjoy what is going on now. It may be tough, but we all only have one life. What we do with it will forever leave the impact on whether or not it was a good one.
