Dear freshman year of college,
As glad as I was to see you go, I wanted to thank you for one of the best years of my life. When you first go into college, you’re worried that you may never find the right people to be friends with or pick the right major, but it always ends up working out. I’m more than halfway through my freshman year and I’ve never seemed to miss you more than ever.
Thank you for allowing me to live with one of my best friends (and little sister haha). The amount of times we fought and got annoyed with each other was outstanding but I wouldn’t change it for the world. Whether we were recording dubsmash, tagging each other in vines or Instagram post and instantly laughing about it, watching Disney movies together, having a night out, and some other unmentionable things that we may be embarrassed by, you were one of my favorite reasons to be at school. Thank you for being there for me when I needed you to be. Although you don’t go here anymore, I want you to know how much I appreciated having you as a roommate. Come back, we all miss you.
Thank you for introducing me to the craziest, sweetest, and most incredible people. The friends I made freshman year were great. Whether they were people I met through BGR, my residence hall, or my sorority, I thank you all for giving me one of the greatest years of my life. I may not be extremely close to some of you anymore, but I can say that you guys have truly impacted my life and opened my eyes. I can’t imagine my life without some of these people in my life and I thanks to you I’ll always have these guys by my side.
Thank you for challenging me in grades and in life situations. I thought that I could do just as well as I did in high school without studying or very little of it. Boy was I wrong. I struggled for a while, but then you eased up on me and I learned a how to handle it. You also taught me to go outside of my comfort zone. I’ve done great things by going out of my comfort zone, by joining different clubs and becoming a part of an organization I never thought I’d be a part of.
Thank you for teaching me to stay true to myself. I became friends with some people and did it because I wanted to fit in and I’m glad I’ve already weeded them out of my life. Thank you for allowing me to stay true to myself by joining a club that makes me happy and doesn’t make me feel alone.
Thank you for allowing me to experience the Big Ten life close up. No matter if it’s a football or basketball game, the atmosphere is unreal. High school basketball games can’t compare to you. I never really cared for chants at games because I found them annoying, but now that I’m here I see that we all bleed black and gold and that our love for our school is unreal. I am so proud and happy to be a part of this place.
Sophomore year isn’t too bad. I’m having a great time with great people, but freshman year has set the standard too high. Junior and Senior year better be ready for me.
Love,
Rachael
