At this time last year, I was a first year student and had no idea what I was doing. I was scared, nervous, excited, and sometimes lonely. There were times where I felt like I didn't belong at Bridgewater State and that no one really wanted to be my friend.

Now I'm in my second year and I feel the complete opposite. I'm way happier than I ever was last year. My first year taught me a lot about myself and how life works when you leave your hometown. I feel like I have a set schedule now and that my life is way more put together now than it was a year ago. I have great friends, great roommates, and love being apart of Alpha Sigma Tau.

Not everyone's experience is the same, but if there's freshman that think it doesn't get better. I'm here to tell you that it does. Try to get to know the people that live in your building and try to get involved with something that you like doing and that makes you happy. Try not to go home every weekend and go to different events on campus because you never know the kind of people you can meet. The dorms get better too. If you live in Shea Durgin, now you can only go up from there. The only thing I dislike about my room is that there isn't AC, but that honestly isn't going to matter in a few months from now.

If someone had told me a year ago that this is how my college experience would turn out, I honestly wouldn't believe them. I'm so glad that I decided to stay because the thought of transferring did cross my mind a few times. I honestly can't really picture myself going to any other school. I feel like everything happens for a reason and that I'm supposed to be here. I wouldn't even be able to write this if I wasn't here!

So if you feel iffy about your choice right now and you're not sure if you should transfer or stay, all I can say is wait it out. Give it some time try to make some friends and see how you feel at the end of the semester, or at the end of the year. Who knows, you could change your mind like I did.