First semester of college is a pretty big change, so here is a list of 10 things you might find yourself doing your first few months of college.
1. Call your mom every chance you get
As your senior year of high school comes to a close, you start to get really sick of living at home. You revert back to that phase when you were 13 and you hated your mom, but the minute you leave for college you miss her a whole lot. You will likely find yourself on the phone with her AT LEAST once a day.
2. Get really excited about decorating your dorm room
Freshman year is probably the first time you've been able to completely start over with a brand new room since you were pretty young. Whether you're in an apartment style or you're in a two person classic dorm, decorating is the best part of moving to college. You probably spent all summer on Pinterest planning either by yourself or with your roommate on exactly what your home for this year will look like.
3. Drift from your high school friends
Before you and all of your friends leave for college, you promise each other that you'll visit all the time and see each other every time you're home. I hate to tell you, but most of the time this doesn't happen and you drift apart. You might text sometimes, but it's not quite the same. Don't worry though, you will probably link back up for Christmas break or at least the summer.
4. Make some pretty cool new friends
College is a time for expanding your horizons and making connections. College is the place that you will find some of your life long friends. Whether that is your roommate or someone you met at move in day, you will definitely find some cool people to hang out with, study with, and even go to Bible studies with. Don't be afraid to get involved on campus to find these people!
5. Join Greek Life
Freshman year is full of new opportunities to join lots of awesome clubs and organizations. One of the organizations I joined this semester is greek life. Going through the formal rush process can be so scary, but definitely do it if you have the chance. Even though sometimes a sorority (or fraternity) can seem like a big (it does take a lot of time) scary commitment, it is totally worth it. It gives you a pretty cool support system and a huge amount of opportunities you may not have had otherwise.
6. Maybe you find out you don't like your major
A lot of people get to college and find out pretty quickly they don't like their major. It's totally okay to want to change your major, and you should if you want to. College is all about finding your purpose and your place. Don't freak out if you're not sure what you want to do yet. You're 18 years old.
7. Get really lost on campus at least once
Moving to a new school and also probably a new city can be pretty overwhelming. As a new student you will probably get lost everyday for the first week. The set up is so different from high school and if you go to Belmont (or probably any other school), you have no idea what the heck the DAC, JACC or MPAC even are much where they are on campus. Not to mention at Belmont the number system makes absolutely no sense.
8. Probably gain some weight
The freshman 15 is a real and terrifying thing. If you get to college and gain a little weight, don't freak out; you already have enough to be worrying about without stressing about your weight. Just eat healthy and work out. You'll be fine!
9. Miss your old clubs and organizations
I don't know about you, but for me the hardest part about leaving high school was leaving behind my clubs. I was very heavily involved in chorus and drama in high school, and I find myself missing not only performing but also my friends and teachers. If you're reading this as a graduating senior, give your directors and coaches a big hug; you'll miss them I promise. (Shout out to Mrs. Spencer, Mr. Roper and Mr. Sinyard.)
10. Freak out over your first finals week
I remember laughing when my friends who went to college before me were panicking over finals week, but I am in a frenzy at the moment trying to study for five tests in 2 days. Be ready for having a panic attack over the fact your grade is solely dependent upon a 100 question test. May the odds be in your favor.
