Being at college is nothing like how I imagined it. I imagined me hating it, always wanting to pay a visit home. I imagined it solely as, “work, work, work, no fun". I honestly did not think I was going to last more than the first semester. Oh, how I was so wrong. Coming to college has honestly been the best thing to ever happen to me. I have learned more about myself in these past short four months, than I have in the past eighteen years of my life.
1) I learned that it's okay to not ask my mom for her opinion on everything I buy, eat, or decide to do. You have to grow up eventually and making your own life decisions, and college is a great time to start.
2) I learned how to break out of my shell. It's totally acceptable to go up to a random group of people and say "hi", it's not weird. Don't fear stupid, silly little things like you did in high school.
3) I learned that it’s perfectly fine to not get all A's. I know it's hard to put in all this work and not the grade you wanted or expected, but that life, and life is hard.
4) I learned that the "Freshman 15" indeed does exist. You could eat a salad almost everyday and still find yourself in the mirror staring at your love handles you swore weren't there when you left home in August. Across campus to the gym you go...for a week…until you get sore and tired of working out. (typical)
5) I learned that I get sick very easily. I don't know what is in the air here, or if my immune system decided to go on vacation while I’ve been here, but I've been sick more times these past few months than I've been in my entire life.
6) I learned that going out every weekend, in fact does get boring. As much as you don't want to admit it, you're sick of going to the same house to party every weekend, and would so much rather sit in your bed watch Netflix and order some Insomnia cookies.
7) I learned to make every moment count. Just in the past four months I watched the time fly by. Don't worry about stupid little things. College is supposed to be all about new experiences, go out and explore with your new friends. Make the next four years matter!
In only my first semester of college I have learned so much. From what I learned in the classroom, to what I learned about myself. I would like to thank all of my new friends I have met, for making these past four months some of the best. The memories made have been unforgettable, and I cannot wait to see what next semester brings!
