In less than a month, we are going to be walking across the stage in front of our fellow classmates and their families. That is unbelievable! It seems like just yesterday we were freshmen walking the halls thinking, "I'm never going to find my way around this school" and we were praying we had at least one friend from middle school in our class. We are starting our lives and most of us wont see each other until the class reunion and some of you wont show up to that.

I can't fathom the fact that most of us start college in a few short months. Some of us are going to big universities that are either in state or out of state, some are going to a junior college, community college and then some of us are starting our jobs right out of high school. That's a scary thing.

College is scary because we going somewhere completely different, transitioning from a school with about two thousand people to a school with roughly twenty thousand students! That's a big jump. It forces us to make new friends and find who we are as a person not who you were with your high school friends.

Another scary thought is the fact that we are actually working for our careers. The thing we are going to do for the rest of our lives. We aren't just going through the motions anymore, we are making our own motions.

Also, you have to learn a whole new place. Where the hangouts are, what your professors let you do and don't do. Most of us are going to get homesick. If you think you won't then that's a lie because you are. Even if it's just for a day no matter how much you want to leave, when you get there you are going to miss your family and friends.

The scariest part for me to think about when going to college is the fact that I might loose my faith. I have never really been a part of the party scene unless you count a youth group get together a party. I spend about fifty percent of my time (mostly weekends) with something involving church or God. My biggest fear is losing the fire I have for God. I don't want to lose the relationship I have with him. I want to expand it and grow. I want to be a minister to other youth in high school. I want people to look at me and see Jesus, even through college and the party scene.

I know more good things are going to come out of college than bad things are, but I'm a worrier like my mom. I over analyze every situation before the situation even happens. I know from a few of my friends that college is a good thing and it forces you to find yourself. You can keep your faith and be at school.