Freshman year is filled with new experiences and people. Over the past year, I matured, learned how to live on my own, and how to deal with homesickness. The following are just a few of the many things I learned from my freshman year of college.

1. Time management is key
2. Money problems are no joke

3. No one cares who you were in high school

4. The Freshman 15 is real

5. You'll experience freedom (and you'll love it)

6. Call home

7. A cracked phone is not the end of the world, neither is chipped nail polish

8. Order pizza at 2 a.m.

9. Take study breaks. Your brain will thank you later.

10. Nap and Netflix often

11. Go to office hours and become friends with your professors and TAs

12. Walk to class every chance you get instead of taking the bus or an uber

13. Buy your roommate chocolate or M&Ms when she's upset

14. Take advantage of the gym.

15. Not everyone is going to be your best friend.

16. Get involved in activities on campus.

17. Do things out of your comfort zone.

18. There is no such thing as a school night.

19. Procrastination is your enemy.

20. Always have Febreeze and Clorox wipes in your room.

21. Registering for classes is the most stressful time of the semester.

22. You can and will make great friends.

23. Branch out!

24. Go out on Tuesday nights

25. Freshman year goes by way too fast