As I prepare to return to college next week, I can't help but feel a little overwhelmed. There's so much to be done in the meantime, and of course, once I arrive back on campus, classes, clubs and busy schedules will start up again.

I will once again be stressed out, nearly all the time, as will most of my fellow classmates. Worrying about tests, homework, friends, sports, clubs and many other aspects of a college student's life can grow tiresome, but the important thing to remember is that we're all in the same boat.

Most of us have no clue what we're doing when it comes to thinking about the future and we're basically just winging it and hoping for the best. It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that 19-year-old college students are supposed to be able to decide what we'd like to major in or much more bluntly, what we'd like to do for the rest of our lives.

Now that I'm no longer a freshman, I won't be able to throw around the phrase, "I'm a freshman so I didn't know," anymore. I'm one year closer to having to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life. That puts a lot of pressure on a student's shoulders.

Although nobody, especially in college, has life figured out, sometimes it sure seems like some people have it all together perfectly, even though we're all just faking it until we make it.

In some ways, I'm ready to go back to school and in other ways, I just want to stay home and bask in the summertime sun for a little bit longer, but it's right around the bend. At this time next week, I'll be setting up my apartment for sophomore year and I still can't believe that those words are coming out of my mouth. The summer flew by, but so did freshman year. Before I know it, I'll be ready to start my senior year and then it will be time to graduate.

I await these next few years anxiously, but also excitedly. I smile as I think about all that is in store for me this year. Although I don't know exactly what it is yet, all I know is that I can't wait to find out.