Graduating high school means college is the next step. A new world filled with new people. You're moving away from home. You're saying goodbye to friends and family. Going to college is literally a new chapter in your life. It's great, it's nerve wrecking and scary.
Finally you get there, by the grace of God you and your roommate get along great. You've managed to find THAT GREAT GROUP OF FRIENDS, your class schedule is perfect. College life is good and you have no complaints. Freshman year was accomplished with minor difficulties, but it was managed. Then life throws you a curve ball.
Financial aid can't cover the cost, you have to transfer.
Meaning you have to leave your friends, the life you've known for a year is coming to an end. It may not seem that bad, the memories and bonds are forever. The idea of "starting", doesn't seem appealing at all. Meeting and making new friends seems like a task all by itself, especially when you're commuting. You feel like the outcast, the "new kid".
But then you have to think, this isn't high school anymore. Cliques are not important, and college is nothing but ample opportunity for people to meet and make new pals, acquaintances, and friends. It's the perfect place to network and to build and form relationships. We are not limited to one set or group of friends.
Transferring to a school in a big city will allow me the chance to meet a wider range and diverse set of people. I want to keep an optimistic view about transferring. I want to believe that I can still have my awesome college experience even if I am no longer with the people I started out with.
Going to a new school as the new kid is never easy. But it helps to know that, I am not the only one. People transfer to new colleges every semester or year. It's time for me to stop being a puss in boots and accept that Cleveland State is my new home.
