Author: Lucky Charms

College is a new experience and a big jump for anyone. My college experience has been unlike anything else before in my life. I rate my overall college experience a 9 out of 10. It has been far from perfect, but I think that’s what makes it so memorable looking back and seeing how much I’ve grown over these past several months of college, and all the memories I’ve made. The thing I’m most proud of is the friends I’ve made so far in college. In high school I never really had the best group of friends and even now I don’t keep in touch with anyone from my high school, but my friends I’ve made in college definitely make up for that. 

    My biggest challenge so far would for sure be my classes. I struggled with classes even in high school, but I like the challenge of my classes and school in general because it makes me appreciate the free time I get to spend with my friends. My favorite part so far has for sure been the freedom I get to do whatever I like. With this new freedom I’ve obviously had to learn how to balance my time. Another big challenge for me is waking up for my classes. In college you stay out way later than you do in high school, and you pay the price for it the next morning when you’re struggling to wake up before noon.

I think college is a great experience for anyone lucky enough to experience it. All the bad times made the good times that much better. I’m very grateful for my college experience.

I feel like the most I’ve ever grown as a person has been this past year. This past year I transitioned from high school into college and I feel I have matured a lot as a person. The biggest difference being I live on my own, versus living with my parents. I have to look after myself and make my own decisions now, I no longer have my parents to rely on. I turned eighteen in high school and became an “adult”  in high school, but really coming to college and living on my own has made me an adult.

In high school, you go to school for seven hours a day on a routine, afterwards you have your after school activities and then head home. Dinner is waiting for you at home and you might even be lucky enough to have a family dinner and spend time with them before going to do it all again. 

In college you have maybe two to three classes a day, usually over an hour long and you’re assigned a lot more work to do on your own. Some days you might not even have class. You eat at a dining hall, usually with friends and you come back to your dorm where you live with a roommate.

In college you are a lot more free and treated as an adult. High school you still have to obey your parents and follow their rules where in college you live alone with a roommate. Living with a roommate on campus is also very different from living with your parents in high school, you learn and grow a lot having to live with someone you’ve never met before.