this is for my girlies who are terrified to go to college I have been there I literally was you about a year ago I was very excited but also very scared because this is a very fresh start for me as it is for everyone I was just really like anxious slash excited to be leaving my small town but also sad because my family is actually moving to Florida as I was still staying in Michigan going to college in Michigan but I just finished my freshman year here at college and I have some tips slash advice slash notes for you guys first things first is it is going to be hard to make friends it seriously is mind you every school is different depending on size and different factors but I came to college thinking everyone would wanna make friends like be so friendly and stuff it just was not that way people already had their friend group somehow like within the first week and I was just like what did I miss your campus will probably host a lot of events in the beginning of like the school year so go to those that’s one thing that I did not go to be true to yourself this is a completely new place where you can be whoever you want to be where there’s no past judgment from your old hometown or anything like that one pretty great thing about college is there’s little to no drama obviously this depends on your friend group but I have had little to no drama all semester and has been lovely especially coming from high school there were so much drama and it was just horrid you and your high school boyfriend can make it work if you want to it can be hard but is 1,000% worth it you do not I repeat do not have to do what everybody else in college is doing this is your college experience so do however you want to do it college academics can be pretty intimidating depending on where you’re coming from I don’t think my high school prepared me very well for college in many aspects so make sure you’re prepared for different things there are still clicks and believe it or not they’re still mean girls and immature boys will make fun of you and think they’re funny overall still way less drama talk to people in your classes because having classes and having a friend in your class is so great and so helpful because throughout the semester you will need help at least once or twice and going to professor all the time is kind of annoying also this is a huge one it is okay if college is not your thing it is okay if you are four weeks and you’re like oh I cannot do this I was just not for everybody and it is hard it is a whole new way of living and a whole new experience and it is just very different on that note I also want to challenge you to give it a little while to like it used to because it is something new you are changing you give time to like actually settle and then see how you’re feeling and if you still don’t want to be college then it’s okay to food is disgusting I’m convinced anywhere you go will still be disgusting this is not an option for everybody but for me it was and for my school you didn’t need a meal plan my parents gave me a semester budget of money for food that would have been what my meal plan was for school it was a little bit less than a meal plan because my plans are expensive obviously it was a little bit more inconvenient if I had to go off campus for food but luckily i had a car so that help me a lot which another thing is hot take about car I think having a car on campus is great I had a car for one semester had no car one semester the one semester without my car was not fun at all and I would hundred 10% recommend having a car college your town that you’re going to college in will probably have a little Facebook group chat some have certain ones for babysitting join all of those and offer to babysit I did that at college and I absolutely loved it I met so many new people so many cute kids and got good money and it was not too hard to like juggle because like you chose your hours obviously and it was great also forgot to mention this be kind to others because they are probably going through the same thing that you are with the transition and missing their family missing home so say hi give him a smile ask them how the day is like just be friendly it makes a world of a difference and we need more kind people in this world also if you feel lonely or like need a friend ever text me make it the best year ever you quite literally live once you literally live once you will never be a freshman in college ever again the live it up in moderation and study hard and have the best year ever bye bye