<p>I'm leaving for college next month and I'm so nervous about leaving home for the first time. I'm going to Lyndon state for broadcast journalism and its an amazon school for that major but I'm still freaking out. I'm only going about 3 hrs and 15 minutes away from home but I'm very close to my family and have an amazon group of friends which I'm nervous about leaving. I've lived in this small town of about 1500 people and only had 50 in my graduating class so I'm worried about being a small fish in a big ocean too. Any advice? Sorry if it sounds like I'm whining I'm just the first out of my siblings to go to college so I'm unsure of what to expect
Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>Okay just relax! Chances are, you are not the only one who’s nervous. It’s freshman year, every student is going through a major change in their life.
The one advice I can give you is to go out and make friends at your new school. It will keep you from being homesick because you will be too busy having fun. Join clubs, talk to people in your residence hall, talk to random people, whatever. But don’t stay in your room all day watching movies or constantly talking to people back home. You should keep in touch with them but don’t let it get in the way of connecting with new people at your school.</p>
<p>And don’t worry about being a small fish in a big ocean. Look at it this way: no one will know who you are so you can start fresh. If you make a mistake, you can get over it because strangers will not know about it and judge you. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>