<p>Yeah. People are scared as well? Well. Thats nice to know. What I don’t like is not knowing where everyone is going. I’m going to RPI.</p>
<p>Its a huge transition for me. I’m a HUGE family guy and I can’t stand staying away from my little brother. So. Going to RPI will teach me independence. At least. I hope it will.</p>
<p>Troy, New York is a pretty scary area. Apparently. At least one of your friends will get mugged there. But I bet it isn’t as scary as Philly or Norristown at night. I live around that area and I’ve been outside a few times. But knowing that I’ve came from a pretty awful location makes going to Troy MUCH more relaxing than the other way around.</p>
<p>I haven’t studied once in High School and I did pretty well in high school except for AP US History. That was the only class that I could not take. Otherwise. I’m worried about the work load. I’m hoping that there are study skill classes that I can take that can help me with my poor note taking strategies. I took most of the highest level classes and passed without much effort.</p>
<p>I also love procrastinating, which is a definite no no. But given with such a great opportunity graduating out of RPI. I will HAVE to grow up for that job opportunity.</p>
<p>Yeah. Above all. The most I’m scared about is actually growing up. I’m losing freedom in my opinion. I was chill for most of middle school and high school. Now. I’m thrown into an environment in which I have to take care of myself and study a lot. It seems like a huge transition. I REALLY hope I become a really mature young man when/if I graduate.</p>
<p>Leaving high school, I’m excited and can’t wait for the next phase, but I am going to miss it. It feels like time is moving so fast, and there’s not enough time for everything. </p>
<p>Entering college, I’m scared as can be for the pressure to come, but super excited at the same time. </p>
<p>I’m going away for college, but the more I think about it, the more I find something I’ll miss at home. My mom’s food, car rides with my dad, my dog, mass transit (lol), accessibility to a lot of things. I live in NYC, so everything is either a walk, bus/subway ride away. </p>
<p>Luckily, the school I’m going to isn’t in a deserted area. The nearest mall is in the next town 25 minutes away. Off-campus, there’s a lot of places for food, etc. that are walking distance. Even the Greyhound bus depot back home is in walking distance. </p>
<p>Also, to LoneWolfStorm, I’m going to upstate NY for school as well. My advice, watch your back around the town area, especially at night. The buddy system is something I’ll be using like my life depended on it.</p>
<p>Combination of nervousness and excitedness.</p>
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<p>Yes! I am so excited for that.</p>
<p>I am pretty scared. I don’t worry that I’ll make friends. Of course I will; we all will. I just know that the process of making friends and feeling comfortable and a part of your school will take a while. It’s that transition period that I don’t like. I actually used to be more anxious about going to college than I’m feeling now–I mean scared ****less, really–but I’m going to school relatively close to home so that assuages some of my fears. I am very excited for a lot of things, especially the academics/having a lot of choices for classes and really pursuing my interests.</p>
<p>I think a bigger concern for me than going to college is leaving high school and my friends. I would hope I will stay in contact with some of them, but I know it’s difficult and I’ll have to put a lot of effort in. Inevitably I will lose some of my friends, and that’s not fun.</p>
<p>Also is it just me or does anyone else cringe when someone mentions college as “the best four years of your/my/someone’s life”? Like, I do not want everything to be downhill after college! Lol.</p>
<p>Aghhh, its so good to see so many emotions that I recognize!
I’m excited about:
Making my own decisions
Dorm Shopping
Living on my own
Taking interesting/cool classes
Meeting new people
Joining clubs etc
Exploring a new city</p>
<p>I’m nervous/ scared about:
Making my own decisions
Missing my family a lot
Missing high school…weird I know. </p>
<p>I think overall, I’m pretty ready to leave home. Of course I feel kind of overwhelmed because I have exams to get through and graduation and the whole summer, but the clock is ticking. :]</p>
<p>It’s a mix right now. At first it was pure excitement. Ready to leave, start over, and make new friends. Now as it gets closer, I’m nervous. I don’t have many friends to hang out with so what if it’s like that in college? And I realize little things I’ll miss from home: my parents (I’m an only child), my room which is double the size of a dorm room, my bed, homecooked food, big family breakfasts on Sundays. And academically I’m nervous. I rarely study, and I’m probably going to get my ass kicked by college until I figure out how that studying thing works. </p>
<p>But mostly I’m excited for dorm shopping, meeting new people, and getting a fresh start.</p>
<p>After spending about 5 seconds skim-reading the two pages I think pretty much every answer is</p>
<p>Nervous
and
Excited.</p>
<p>I can’t wait to meet new people.</p>
<p>Finally know where I’m going so just excited. :-)</p>
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<p>I’m really nervous, but excited to get out, and to start a new life.
I might mess up, but I’m hoping I don’t.
I’m going from Texas all the way to Michigan, so a lot of things will change.
One thing I worry about is my major, because I kind of feel like it’s not what I really want to major in.</p>
<p>But the biggest thing I worry is about making friends.
I have a lot of friends right now, but I saw the thread on people ranting about their room mates, so I’m praying my room mate isn’t like that and that they don’t think of me like that.</p>