It's time to return to school. Are you excited or are you dreading it? If your answer falls in the latter category, then this should help change your mind. Here are five reasons you should be psyched to go back to school:

1. You get to see all your friends after a three-month break.

Leaving for the summer, you do not think it will be hard to be away from your best friends for so long, but trust me, it is. Don't get me wrong, seeing all your high school friends is great, but you miss those times at 3 a.m. where you were studying with all your friends and remember that those moments were some of your favorite.

2. Every day spent at college is a day closer to your future.

College is where you decide what you want to do with the rest of your life. Every class you take, you are one step closer to your dreams. Summer puts a pause in that. Who wants to take a three-month break when they don't have to?

3. You get the chance to step out of your comfort zone.

Each university offers numerous organizations and clubs to join. Challenge yourself to join something new every year, something that you never thought you would. The experience will be greater than you ever thought, and an opporunity that didn't come around in the summer.

4. You don't have to ask for permission to do something.

Over the summer, you have to live under your parents' roof again. This can be very tough because for the last nine months you had to learn to live on your own without their permission. So why not get excited to return to school so you can be independent again?

5. You don't have to make your own food (sorry, upperclassmen).

I don't know about you, but my parents make me fend for myself when I am at home; this means cooking and potentially buying my own food. At school, there is a dining hall. They will cook the food for you and if you're lucky it will taste good!

I love college and taking a three month hiatus never makes me excited. So get psyched to come back to school and have some of the best years of your life!