![]() Sure, you won’t have those late-night college photos to show for the big weekend, but that time you spend alone at home will grow you.Īt the end of the day, that’s what college is all about: learning, growing and educating yourself in ways that go far beyond your college degree. Use your newfound comfort in solitude to spark your creativity, maybe by writing or painting. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights hold an immense amount of pressure to go out and do something “cool,” and it’s totally okay if you never do. It’s also okay if you spend the majority of your four years at home. You’ll come to find these four years weren’t meant for discovering your lifelong besties but instead, were meant for you to grow without the confines of others. But that’s okay, because you’ll learn to get creative with your “you” time, and you’ll grow increasingly comfortable in your solitude, a skill that will serve you well in adulthood. Not all of us find our lifelong sisters and brothers at school and the reality is, you may be spending way more time by yourself than you ever thought you would. It’s okay if you spend the majority of your four years alone. For most, it’s coming to the realization that college isn’t going to be “the best four years of their life.” For some, finding a new school is the solution. The thing is, the vast majority of college students don’t have the once-in-a-lifetime college experience they were envisioning. My college experience is nothing like I thought it would be and I think that if I went somewhere else, maybe it could be.” The conversation went something like this: “All of my friends from back home are having the time of their life in college. I had my own experience with this during the second semester of my freshman year when one of my roommates told me she was considering transferring to another school. This vision is deeply rooted in American society that many college students struggle with confusion and depression when their college experience doesn’t meet their initial expectation. ![]() We’re fed a glorified vision of youth and independence - filled with travel, lifelong friends and the idea that every day is the new best day of your life. It’s finally here - the best four years of your life have now begun.įor many American college students, this is the expectation - and rightfully so. ![]() Suddenly, freshman year of college rolls around and you’re crawling out of your skin with excitement. The idea of “higher education” was a step you never felt you needed, but you were never successful in attempts to avoid the “norm” because you would always be met with the same response: “You have to go to college! It will be the best four years of your life.” If you were anything like me as a high school student, college was a daunting chapter that you attempted to dodge numerous times.
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