College Experiences

Remember how you used to tell your parents that you couldn’t wait to graduate from high school so that you could move away and go to college. It was more about gaining freedom and independence than driving your parents crazy. They would always say that once you leave home, you will be wishing that you could come back. Well that was not the case for me.

You see I led a very sheltered life at home. I basically went to school, church, and home. I did my homework and read my church lessons. Outside of those activities, I had no social life. I talked for a couple of hours a week to friends that I had, but I never hung out with them outside of school. So when I said that I couldn’t wait to graduate and go to college never to look back, I was serious.

After graduating from high school and attending college, my life changed in a great way. I had the freedom to make my own decisions and do whatever I wanted to do. My parents were not there leading and guiding my every step, which was fantastic.

In college, I was out partying and having fun. I met many people in college in my classes and at various campus events, including sporting events, concerts, and parties. In college I had no time to just sit around my dorm room, because there was always something going on. From going to mixers to volunteering around campus and attending club meetings, I was never bored. Outside of my social life, I still had to attend classes, study, and make good grades to stay in college, which was not hard to do. In the beginning, I decided that my school work would come first before my social life, and neither my grades nor my social life ever failed because of that decision.

I was able to enjoy everything that college had to offer and I took it all in with joy and enthusiasm. I never turned down an opportunity to enjoy being in college, because college is not all about just hitting the books, but it is about enjoying your freedom and having fun before having to enter into the workforce full-time. College is your chance to have fun and become the person that you always wanted to be but could not be because of high school restrictions. College ended up being the best days of my life, because I made it fun and interesting. You will get out of your college experience what you put into it. If you want to have a great time in college, then make it great and get out there, attend campus activities, socialize, and meet new people.