Getting Ready for College

Its that time of year again, but this time it is completely different. This year I will be getting ready for college and to be honest I don't know how I feel about the whole thing. I am excited yet worried, happy yet sad, and ready yet not. Im excited to go to a new school and meet new people but I am worried that I may not maintain my other friendships. Friendships that I have had for many years if not my whole life. I am happy that I am beginning a future that is more independent then it has ever been for me, but sad because I have to take care of myself now and it means leaving a lot of people that I love and cherish. I am ready for college because I have payed attention in school and I have the academic and social skills I feel are needed to thrive in a college lifestyle, but I am not mature enough and I am worried that will be reflected upon me if my grade slip or if I become antisocial.

Another thing is, as much as it pains me to say it, I will definitely miss high school. When people tell you to cherish your 4 years of high school listen to them because I wish I had cherished it more then I actually had. I will definitely miss the friendships that I have grown with, the sports teams that I have played on, and lastly the area that I have lived in.

I am sad because I will maintain a lot of friendships that I have right now but not all of them. Many of my friends are going to different schools then I am and I know that it will be hard for me to remain in contact with them, while on the other hand there are a lot of my friends going to the same school as me making this whole thing a little bit easier. I worry though that the friends I have that have chosen different career paths then I have will fade away. To look on the bright side though I am social enough that it won't be too hard to find more friends and possibly build better friendships then any other friendships I have ever had.

Enough of me being such a pessimist about the whole college experience though. I may be worried and sad about a lot of things but I am also looking forward to many other things. First of all I get to focus on learning about things that I want to learn about. I get to major in Biology which is my favorite class and now I will be studying it for the entirety of my college career. Not only that but I will be starting my life as an adult. What I mean by this is that I will be becoming a self sufficient member of society that can take care of itself and not need the support of parents to thrive anymore.