There's points in my time where I strongly regret being overly excited for college.
"Aren't you nervous for college?"
"Me? Heck no! I'm so excited to get into the Neuropsychology field and learn new things and blah blah blah blah blah..."
"Oh....Okay..."
They look at me with a vibe of uneasiness.
"What?"
"You aren't nervous?"
"Me? Psh....There's nothing to be scared of. I'm ready."
If you were to try and ask me that maybe one or two weeks prior to my first day...
"Nope...Not ready..."
I could tell you, in all honesty, that for a good week or two, my appetite was nearly gone. It was just hitting me that I was transitioning to college. It was just hitting me that all of my friends for the most part are gone. Out of state. Somewhere else. When you put Reality aside like that for so long, it really ruins your positive attitude for college.
I was an absolute wreck during Orientation Day. The whole "I don't know anyone and I'll feel like an awkward mess" thing. You know, like the first day of High School... Luckily, I knew two people already..
(And, luckily, I only had to be there for two main things, and then I could get the heck outta there to recuperate.)
First day
The first day of college was something else. I slept very little on Saturday night and avoided naps all Sunday just so I could get a good night's rest... However, waking up at 8:30 was a dumb-dumb idea when my first class is 12:15. D'oh. Half-asleep, excited, and nervous like crazy, I took 3 hours taking my precious time getting ready for college.
Of course, what's a first day of college without the lucky spider I had been given at my graduation party?
I packed Lucky in my backpack, bought a five-hour energy shot to make it through the day, and got my butt into Main Classroom with thirty minutes to spare. Biology was probably the only class I struggled finding...The paper said MC AUD...Main Classroom Auditorium....There's FOUR auditoriums in Main Classroom. So I, along with maybe thirty others, perched on the second floor and waited patiently for our class...It wasn't until 12:15 when we were redirected to the first floor, with one front row seat left to spare.
After that mishap, I ventured to my next classroom, and repeated the same process for the following days. So far, I've given myself a fair routine for the days. Sleep would be is what I should work on next. But first, it's relieving my Freshman Stress bit by bit...
Lessons of the Week?
- Reality seems to be a pain, but change is always a good thing.
- Never wake up too early if your first class is in the afternoon.
- Libraries are nice and quiet. Good drawing location?
- Having good friends that live a street away is a good benefit for transportation (and sanity).
- Friend-making is not a real necessity. Don't let that overwhelm you and ruin your college experience.
- Quizno's is pretty tasty.
