Open letter to my best friends in college,

Who knew that the day I met you back when we were freshman or that awkward first day of class... we would become lifelong friends. People say college is one of the best parts of your life. It is a time where you get to reinvent yourself and where you have your independence away from home. During these four years, you learn so much about yourself. What people did not tell me are all the personalities you meet. With my job, it was hard to keep up with friends. I felt like every year I had to make a new set of friends because I was an RA. I found one of my best friends last year who happened to be my co-RA. We clicked instantly, and my life would not be the same without her. The transition is hard, but I have met some cool people along the way of my college journey.

I lucked out my freshmen year because I completely connected with my roommate. You hear about all these horror stories of how their freshman roommate was horrible. My roommate was the sweetest person, and we are still very close today. I could not have survived my freshmen year without her. Our late nights talking to all the ridiculous things we did together. The funny thing is my best friend from high school got her room assignment across the hallway when we were freshman. I made some life long friends freshman year, luckily, I was able to click with people in my major too.

Thank goodness after I started to get into my core classes I bonded with some amazing people. One of my best friends today went to the same high school, and now we are in the same major. Who knew we would become such good friends throughout college. (You know who you are) In some cases, we did not have a choice but to be best friends we had so many classes together where we would have to have group projects where we were forced to get to know each other. Another one of my best friends is someone I spend probably the most time with because of our classes, our internships, or just always at each other's places. I am so grateful for all the beautiful people that have blessed my life.

I can officially say I made my life long best friends my freshmen and junior year of college. I know that no matter what, we all have each other's backs. The crazy thing is in 9 months we will be thrown out into the working world. Regardless of where we are in our lives, I know we will stay close. In fact, we have already made plans to live together and go on trips when we graduate. College can be challenging if you do not find your people. Luckily I can say I have found my best friends for life.