Okay, so it's freshman year of college, everyone is full of advice...Make sure you go to your classes, pick a major you love, and my mothers all time favorite, "If you go to frat parties, you'll get roofied." She says this as she is puffing on a cigeratte. Thanks, mom. So reassuring, love you too.
Everyone is full of what to do, but during this first whole month that I've been here I've been realizing there is a lot of stuff I wish people would have told me not to do. Everyone is so busy telling me what to do, yet there has been so many things I wish people would have told me not to do.
I think the most important thing you shouldn't do is expect your new college friends to be like your friends at home. I like everyone here a lot. However, for this past month all I have been able to think is, "Oh I like (insert new friends name here), but she'll never be Megan." Megan is my best friend from home, she goes to Carlow University. She is so much fun to hang out with, so naturally it's hard to let some of that go for awhile and make new friends. I think I need to step back and let all of the people I've started to make friends with here become my friend in there own way.
When you try this you'll be surprised to find out it actually works. Just give it time. Honestly, I have been trying it for a week now and I'm actually connecting with everyone a lot better. You wouldn't want to be friends with someone who isn't being who they truly are anyway, so why expect them to act like someone different. You won't love every person you meet here, but you will find that some of these people have the potential to be life long friends.
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