Things People Don't Tell You About Going To College

Well hello. Before we begin, let me clarify: yes, this awkward little group above is me and some of my best friends. We're dorky and unique, and we love every minute of it. Okay, let's read!

So, everyone who goes to college gets excited about it, right? That's a good thing, although sometimes people don't always tell you everything you need to know when you go to college. Don't worry, this isn't here to scare you off or to make you rethink going to college. In fact, it is quite the opposite.

I'm in my third year now of college, so I've experienced most everything every college kid goes through during a semester. Now, it is true that finals are terrible, and during those moments you literally lock yourself in your room to cry and study. But besides that?

College is an awesome place to go to experience real life. High school doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. In college, you find your real friends - a group of people you connect with on so many levels. They don't judge you or care about what you look like. No, these guys are here for the long run. The good and the bad. Once you find that group of people, you will never let them go. Not even graduation stops you from connecting with them and staying in touch. In high school that doesn't really happen very often.

In college, you also experience awesome connections with your professors. Like these guys are here for you and ready to push you to be your best. Some professors, I won't lie, are more tough to handle and a little on the annoying side, but that doesn't compare to the awesome feeling you get when you and one of your professors begin to bounce ideas back and forth during class or when you go to their office (yes, go see them, it's a good thing), and you feel like they actually get you. You don't have to pretend to be someone else. Because let me be real, these professors are nothing but themselves. They don't care if you think they're absolutely insane, they will flaunt it and flaunt it proudly. One of my professors actually threw off his jacket in class and jumped on the table just so he could prove a point and get us all to pay attention.

Like I said, they're completely open.

So it may seem weird to think you'll actually be friends with your professors, but you will. They'll be odd friendships where you awkwardly say hi walking down the hall when you don't have their class, or it'll be something like giving them a high five just because. It's an awesome plus of going to college.

College, down to it's core, is what you make it to be. If you dread going and you don't want to stand out or take new chances, that is what your experience will be like in college. But if you want to take those chances, put yourself out there (which I know is hard), and challenge yourself to make friends with not only your fellow classmates, but with your professors, you've basically won half the challenge of college.

Studying is completely up to you though. I can say this though: if you befriend your professors, if they like you and see the effort you put into your classes, you will never fail. Resources go a long way in college, and most of them are connecting with people in and out of your major, and connecting with your professors.

There's a little something not many people may know about going to college. It isn't the typical "you need to be this in order to do this". No, college is a lot more than that. Be yourself. Don't try to do what other's want, do what you want. At the end of the day, that's what matters. Do you, and be who you know you are, and your college life will excel in so many different aspects.

If you have any more tips or things you'd like to voice, contact me and let me know! Have a blessed day!