Four years ago, I started applying for college. The college I chose to attend is on the opposite side of the state from my hometown, and the only people I knew going in were my boyfriend and a best friend from high school.

My boyfriend played football and rushed a fraternity, and my best friend decided to transfer. I was left with all of this free time and hardly any friends. Over time, I joined clubs and organizations and made some of the best friends I could ever ask for. They would do anything for me and I would do anything for them. Some of my favorite memories in college, and even in life, include these people.

The frightening part of this whole piece is in a few short months, my best friends and I are going to be separated. Graduating is bittersweet, because I don't want to be separated from the people who played such a significant role in my life. We all have goals and aspirations that we want to achieve once we graduate, and there is no way I would want anything different for them. They encourage me to dream big and reach far.

My college is notorious for life-long friendships, and I know this will continue on in my friendships. Upon graduation, people say they will remain close and talk every day, but in how many of those cases are those words upheld? That is was frightens me. Although most people say that and don't do it, I PROMISE that communication with all of my friends that I have made in college will be a top priority.

I am confident that I will keep my promise, because no matter where life takes me, my friends bring me happiness, and happiness is the key to life. College is great, but graduating brings bittersweet thoughts of being separated from the people who provided daily humor, gossip, encouragement, and humiliation.

To all of my friends in college, I love you and will always remain in contact with you, because our friendship isn't just a four year thing.