<p>I'm sure you'll be fine. I went from TX to MA, and wasn't quite sure if I'd be social enough or be able to handle the academics. It does take awhile to adjust, so be patient, as these things happen more gradually than people usually expect. But just immerse yourself when you arrive, be open to new experiences and people, and it'll be a blast. I ended up realizing that most of the things I was worried about in the summer didn't really matter once I got there, and the things I worried about first semester eventually worked themselves out. However, if you do have a problem (especially academic), even if you think it's slight, don't hesistate to approach your advisor/professor, else it'll snowball much much faster than you expect (as I had to learn).</p>
<p>You never know what can happen. The scouting report on me when I left to go to a school 75 miles away was: solid yet a bit streaky academically, coming off a great social year which followed an average one, decent if not outstanding in athletics and music. The big question for me was--would there be struggles in one or both major departments? When entering a new type of school, this usually happened--transferred in 3rd grade, struggled academically and socially. Social struggles in sixth, but solid academics. Flip flop that for freshman year--awful academics but good social year. However, I was able to save myself the following year in high school by finding an advisor in my baseball coach. Coach helped me not just with baseball, but also in rough academic and social situations.</p>
<p>During orientation I was told this one lady would be a good match for me as an advisor. I assumed she would take over for the baseball coach, who became a father to me. The only thing she wouldn't do is baseball. Well, turns out she did nothing and was one of the reasons I left.</p>
<p>I was pretty open to things up there, but the people just weren't my type. The problem was that they were mostly party animals and I was not. It was impossible to study and my grades were at all time lows. The replacement for the baseball coach suggested I go out drinking. WHAT THE HELL?!? SHE'S A FACULTY MEMBER AT THE SCHOOL!!! AND I WAS ONLY 19 AND SHE KNEW IT!!!</p>
<p>Frustrated, I left the place quicker than I could say "I'm going home to be with real people". After three quick months, I left the campus, returning home to be reunited with a close friend who convinced me to transfer to a college close to here. I also was reuinted with the baseball coach, my "big brother", my "crazy uncle", and my "little sister", all of whom wondered what had happened to me. Note that none of these guys are actually related to me, but we're like a family anyway. I got myself a new job, excelled academically in school, and did okay socially when I actually had a chance to do something--I wasn't involved that much but I will be next semester.</p>
<p>Things may work out fine up there. Or you may have a wild ride during your freshman year. I am praying for my "little sister" to have success so I know how you feel--she's going about 1000 miles away to school.</p>
<p>I'm going to be going across the world to the States so don't fret about going "far". I suppose a while ago I jkind of freked out personally. It kind of hit me hard how things were definitly going to change but it's all for the best so I'm ok now. Not really thinking about it too much. But I am kind of excited and pretty much looking forward to it.
Freaking out a little isn't a bad thing though.</p>
<p>My oldest is going off to college, only about 3 hours away. What I'm starting to realize is that "away is away", no matter how close or far. I think you'll realize the same thing. Your friends may be staying in the same state, but they're still "away".</p>
<p>Try to relax. You had the confidence to apply to RISD, and obviously the talent to be accepted.</p>
<p>Don't worry about the distance, I live in SF, CA but I'm going to school in Houston, TX.</p>
<p>A month or two left, make the most of it.</p>
<p>Your going to a new place. You have a chance to be whoever you want to be, since no one knows anything about you. I can understand being nervous, but there is no need to be scared.</p>
<p>I'm going to a college in another state, without any of my friends, or anyone that I know. I look at it as an experience that I need to make the most of.</p>
<p>You shouldn't be scared of college, the college should be scared of YOU.</p>
<p>After a month you'll be heistent to go back home.</p>
<p>Hehe, so true (at least for me). Many of my college friends and I are actually kind of wishing summer would move along so we can go back.</p>
<p>lots of my friends are, too! (even the ones who were incredibly nervous last summer...) i'm transferring, so i'm obviously not eager to go back to my former school... but i'm hoping next summer i'll feel like my friends and be really excited and eager to go back :)</p>
<p>i wasn't scared/nervous when i went off to school halfway across the country, but once i got there i had a moment where i asked myself "*** am i getting into?" and i also had a friend from home that got VERY homesick when she went off to NYU, mostly because her boyfriend was back home. i think the main thing to help you get adjusted is a good group of friends, or one or two solid friends. i also found making friends with out of state kids to be more comforting.</p>