<p>I know most readers are probably just going "what?!", but while most of my friends are getting incredibly excited for college, I'm dreading it. I really love the tight-knit group of friends I hang out with, and I just fear the thought of not making friends in college that I can just be myself around. The stereotypes of the university I'm going to is just making it worse, I hate thinking about it. While I was looking at the orientation schedule, I got incredibly depressed.</p>
<p>I know it's normal to be fearful of change, but I just feel alone here. I keep on telling myself to get excited and enter college with a positive attitude, but something just isn't clicking.</p>
<p>You are fearful of the unknown. The simple fact of the matter is that you are going to surrounded by people of near equal intelligence and many are likely to have similar interests. It's kind of hard to not make even a few friends in this environment.</p>
<p>I know but I have been so NOT surrounded by ppl with "college is amazing" experiences. My sister, who went to NYU, spent 2 years drifting between shallow friendships before finally making good friends. My old friend from camp who is now attending the university I will be going to told me that during his first year the thought of transferring came up a lot.</p>
<p>Bah, I know I sound like a whiner, but I guess it just helps to vent.</p>
<p>Just as what's the case with virtually any major transition, there will be some bumps in the road. Virtually no one in college makes their lifelong friends immediately. After all, it usually does take a while to find people anywhere who have so much in common with you that very deep friendships result.</p>
<p>Getting homesick, being lonely, considering transferring, all are things that may arise particularly first semester. Still, by the end of second semester, many students will have found friends and will be reasonably happy with where they are. </p>
<p>I think that many students go off to college with unreasonable expectations that everything will be 100% perfect. That's not the case with anything.</p>
<p>im extremely excited about the fact that i can learn absolutely anything in college, there are so many courses to chose from.
my HS has like really boring classes.</p>
<p>^See, I'm excited for the working and whatnot that comes after college... but after a quarter I'm already sick of college and really wish I didn't have to go through this to do what I want to do.</p>
<p>It's okay to be nervous! I'm sure most people are coming down from the "I'm going to college!!!!" high they've been on all summer. Just take college one step at a time. Get rest, do your homework, and be social!</p>