Myfirst-yearuniversitylife

　　Wewillneverforgetourfreshmanyearatcollege.Ingeneralitisatimefilledwithanticipation,someanxiety,andwonderfuldiscoveries.

　　Collegeismuchdifferentthanhighschool.Youmaydecidetocommutefromyourhometoalocalcampus.Withoutdoubt,themostdramaticfreshmanyearisforthoselivingawayfromhome.Whatcanweexpectasweheadoffintothewonderfulworldofhighereducation?

　　ThefirstthingInoticeistheworkload.ItisheavierandmoreintensethanIeverexperiencedbefore.Themajorchallengesofcollegeworkarelargevolumeofreading,shortdeadlines,and“endless”writing.Arelatedeffectthatcanbebroughtonbytheworkloadisdoubt,frustration,andlonelinessifpossible.

　　Onsomeofthoselong,seeminglyendlessnightsofstudyingandwriting,itwillbeverynaturalformetolongforfineolddays.Hanginthere.Thesedownperiodswillpass.

　　Ihavemadealotofnewfriends.Iamsurecollegefriendshipswillbeamongthemostsatisfyingandlong-terminmylife.It'salwaysexcitingtodiscoverhowwonderfullydiversecollegerelationshipscanbe.

　　Iamenjoyingmynewfoundfreedom.Stayupuntildawntalkingaboutmyidealsandambitionswithmydorm'sregularbullsessionbuddies.Sleepinuntiltheafternoononalightclassday.Explorethelocaltownorsuburbswithoneortwoofmynewfriends.

　　Ievenstarttothinkaboutmyfuture.GoingtocollegeisasmuchaboutfindingoutwhoamIasitisaboutgettingthedegree.