<p>And, appropriately, I can't decide if I should put this in High School Life or in College Life.
Do you know how you go through the motions?
Don't pay attention to life and then...all of a sudden one day..it just hits you? D:
It hit me today!
I am hella nervous for college. I won't be living at home for the first time in my life, I won't have my boyfriend at school, I may not do as well as I did in high school academically. These thoughts are overwhelming!!
I mean, frankly, I have no reputation to keep up. I wasn't popular in high school, and I'm not expecting to be the bee's knees in college. I know everybody else is nervous, too, but how could I get over this personally?
My trepidation won't prevent me from meeting new people, and I think things will smooth over once the school year is over with and I attend the Preview at my school, but today has just put me through the wringer...
I'm actually * scared * for one of the first times in a long, long time. Do you know what I mean? It's not nervous energy, it's actual ** fear **...like when I first walked into my Kindergarten class and just wanted to run home.
I don't know. Sorry for the rant, I just am the calm and composed one in the real world and my family is going through some difficulties. I just can't let this shatter my composure now.<br>
Any advice is welcomed and appreciated!</p>
<p>Take comfort in the fact that millions of people before you have been in the same situation and made it through.</p>
<p>If they can do it, you can.</p>
<p>Most people are nervous. I was so nervous that I cried the first night in the bathroom.</p>
<p>Just focus on your academics and making friends. If you do well in school and have a social life, you will feel satisfied and less nervous as the year goes on. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about it so much. Yes, it is pretty scary, but you get over that fear as time goes on. Just make sure you put in the effort of doing well academically :)</p>
<p>I had that too. You’ll be fine, try not to worry. I was very nervous to go, I was actually crying quite a lot when I said bye to my dad and when I said bye to my girlfriend, and there were a few times during move-in weekend where I’d just be sitting in a car parking lot and I’d start crying. But you know what? After the first party I went to, it stopped. I realized it’s not bad at all, and I was fine. Trust me, you’ll settle in very quickly. Between meeting new people and new student activities and parties and classes, you won’t have time to fret and when you get into a groove/pace, you’ll realize that it’s not that bad.</p>
<p>Just have confidence in yourself. That’s what I’m doing. Michigan’s over 500 miles away.</p>
<p>Don’t get caught in Catch-22.</p>
<p>Everyone has this don’t worry. ;)</p>
<p>Most people are in the same position. It may take a little bit of time to adjust though, just be yourself and you’ll find the right people. It is a big change and it’s completely natural to be apprehensive, but things work out for most people. If it doesn’t, you can always transfer or take time off. The first semester can be rough but college is a lot of fun. It is so much better than high school. So so so much better.</p>
<p>transitioning into college life isn’t as hard as tackling the job market after you graduate.</p>
<p>Relax. You are in an enviable situation where you have all of freshman year ahead of you.</p>
<p>College is the easiest place to fit in, and all the other freshmen are in the same situation as you and eager to meet people.</p>
<p>I, on the other hand, am still looking for a job (graduated top uni with honors), just left all my college friends behind (we were from different states), broke up with my girlfriend (we like each other a lot but she’s in school another year and I’m back home), and have the complete and utter unknown in front of me. I’m kind of nervous and feeling like 5hit.</p>
<p>just curious…how long does it take to go from “not bad” to “good” and then “great”??</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>I’m a bit nervous too, and I’m a transfer. But I’m transferring to a school that’s 500 miles away so yeahh. And it’s the first time I’m going to be living somewhere other than with my family. You’re not the only one. Just focus on the positive changes that will occur and don’t think about the possible negative stuff (that might not even happen).</p>
<p>Deep breaths :).</p>