<p>I leave for college tomorrow and I've been very emotional the past couple of weeks. Change is not my thing so the fact that my life is going to be completely different in a matter of days is what freaks me out the most, that and not being able to see friends everyday and being so far away from family...I think I'll be fine once I get on campus, but does anyone have any tips on getting rid of these last minute jitters?</p>
<p>Embrace the change! Going to college is exciting, it’s the next step in your life. + it’s not like you’re saying goodbye to your family & friends forever, they’ll miss you too but just remember to keep in touch.
That being said, one of the first things I did after my parents left was dash to build-a-bear just so I’d have another “presence” in my dorm to keep my company.
For the next week just do all the things you enjoy doing with your family and savour every moment instead of taking it for granted.
Good Luck! 
x</p>
<p>Soon you will have new friends…go to the Orientation activities, talk to people in your dorm, find people to go to the dining hall with, talk to people in your class, do homework with people…that will help.</p>
<p>It’s going to be hard, but that’ll change quickly once you find new friends and adopt a different lifestyle. College is a fun time! Try not to be antisocial, have fun!</p>
<p>Totally normal! These feelings will pass as soon as you start making friends and familiarizing yourself with your new school. Some adapt to the changes faster than others, but the ones you adapt the quickest are the ones who avoid the anti-social tendencies. It’s REALLY easy to just want to withdraw from everything when you first get there, but if you avoid this trap, you will do just fine.</p>
<p>Echoing what others have already said, college is an absolute blast. Have fun!</p>
<p>I was just telling my parents about this (going to be a Sophomore). At some point during school it’ll start feeling like home. You’ll be out saying “Time to go home” (not sure I’ve ever actually said that EXACT phrase, but you get the point haha) and you’ll mean your dorm, and not where you grew up. You’re going to make new friends, and honestly probably even closer friends because you’ll be doing everything with them, being around them practically all the time. Talk to your family, but not all the time because you need to make some distance. I don’t like change, but honestly you get used to it pretty quickly as long as you throw yourself into it.</p>