Those four brutal years I spent in college were some of the best years of my life, and I never realized that until now. I had so many opportunities to explore my passions, learn about myself and what I had to offer to the world, and I hate to say that I did not take full advantage of the situation. I rushed through college, or at least attempted to, just as many other people do. I took the classes I had to, nothing more and obviously nothing less. I did not join any clubs, or participate in any extracurricular activities. I did not attend many football, basketball or any other sort of ball games. I did not attend events, parades, or speeches. I was part of the community but at the same time not at all. I only studied in the library when crucial and I rarely met friends to work on homework together.

I was attending school, but I was never truly part of the university. And I regret that. I regret not joining in on the festivities and become friends with all different kinds of people. I regret not going to games and making memories around my school.

I regret not taking art classes. I never had to take them but I wish I had. At least one. Art had always been my favorite class throughout elementary, junior high, and high school. I loved it even though I was never good at it. And I wish I would have taken at least one art class during college.

I regret not studying abroad. So many of my friends in class and friends from high school studied abroad and said it was the greatest experience, but I never got to experience it. I never got to travel to a different country, to spend month with a family I did not know, to learn about different cultures and people and places. And I wish I would have. I wish I would have made that decision. If I could go back and do it all over I would make sure to study abroad, see some place cool and learn about people that I am not used to in everyday life.

I regret not going to games. I went to a few football games and a few basketball games, but not really. I never got into my own teams enough to really care, and I hate that I never truly cared. I wish I would have tailgated at Hugh's Stadium with all the other students, cheering for our team even though they were never the best, and making memories with my friends.

I regret not going to the events on campus, like the annual 5Ks around the Oval, the undie run, or the bonfire. I went to a few concerts but only when I truly liked the performer, never just to be around my peers and friends. If I had gone to more of the events I probably would have met more people and felt more involved with my school.

I regret not meeting more people in classes and maybe that is because my last semester was the first semester I met friends in every one of my classes. But I wish I had from day one. I wish I made a friend in every class I ever had. Even if they did not end up being my friend after that semester. Having a friend in class makes class so much more bearable. Just one friend would have made a world of difference. And I regret being so quiet and watching everyone else making friends all around me.

I regret trying to get through college so quickly. Don't get me wrong -- I had a great time and made some fantastic memories, but I wish I would have taken each day at a time, trying to make it last forever. I wish I would have joined in more, and cared more. I wish I could go back and do it all again. Because now I realize how amazing college truly was, the good and the bad. It was some of the best years of the my life and I wish I did not have a single regret from that time.