MYFIRSTYEARCOLLEGELIFEWewillneverforgetourfreshmanyearatcollege.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.