As finals swiftly roll around the corner, everyone is scrambling to review every last bit of material that has accumulated over the semester. Daydreams about summer adventures are slowly creeping into our thoughts as the warm, sunny weather consumes us. In the blink of an eye, freshman year has come to an end. We will soon be packing away our belongings, along with all of our memories from our first year of college. It is truly bittersweet.
Freshman year has brought me many memories I will cherish forever, and it has also brought me memories I sometimes wish I could forget. It has introduced me to new friendships, new experiences and even new knowledge. I have experienced some of the greatest nights of my life during my first year of college. Now it is all coming to an end. I will no longer see my freshman roommate or floormates, and I am refusing to accept it. Although this is goodbye, our time together will never be forgotten.
To my freshman roommate,
Thank you for being my first friend. Taking on the first day of freshman year seemed a lot less overwhelming with you by my side. As the months passed, our bond grew much stronger, and I am so thankful to call you my freshman roommate. We’ve spent endless nights talking for hours, watching movies on Netflix and eating our way through too many bags of popcorn to count. You have been there for every twist and turn I’ve encountered, and I am forever grateful for your valuable advice, caring nature and devoted friendship. Although we will not share a room together again, I will always look back on our time spent together as one of my most treasured memories.
To my freshman floormates,
Thank you for always welcoming me with open arms. Move in day was filled with so many mixed emotions, and to be honest, being away from home was one of the biggest transitions I had to overcome. However, I knew everything would be alright when I met you all. It is unsettling to think that next year we will not be able to have conversations about our day while brushing our teeth. Or that I cannot walk down the hall to ask one of you to borrow the perfect pair of shoes. As freshman year comes to an end, I want you all to know how much your presence made college feel like home, and I will always remember our floor as the goofy, wonderful family that I got to call my floormates.
To my freshman friends,
Thank you for blessing me with your friendship. I would have never made it through this year without you. Although some of you may not make it to the next chapter in my life, I will always look back on our friendship as a connection I will never forget. Summer will be hard without all of you by my side, but I know this isn’t goodbye. It’s "I’ll see you soon."
Saying goodbye to freshman year is one of the hardest goodbyes. I have established lifelong friendships, encountered many new opportunities and created everlasting memories. People say that college is some of the best years of your life, and I now truly understand why. Although parting our separate ways is hard, we have to remember that there are many more memories to make and challenges to overcome.
So here's to the future, because every ending has a new beginning.
Goodbye, freshman year. You have changed me forever, and I’ll never forget you.
