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First Week of College Surprises At Seattle Pacific

I thought I was prepared, but I guess I was wrong.

Samantha Ledbetter

Oct 03, 2016

Seattle Pacific University

First Week of College Surprises At Seattle Pacific

Erinn Campbell

It's only been one week into my first year of college and so much has happened. I met so many people, forgotten so many names, and walked so many steps. All my friends in college and many staff members at SPU told me all that I really needed to know, so I thought. There were just a few things I was not prepared for.

1. "The Hill"

I live in Ashton Hall, the one hall that has a reputation for being a strenuous walk to. I did not expect it too be that bad. Boy, was I wrong. It's a steep mountain that I am lucky enough to climb once or twice a day.

2. Look Where You Step

Because the campus is set on a not-so-flat area, there are plenty of hills and stairs. Clumsy little me wasn't paying attention and missed a step on a stairway. I am currently suffering from a sprained ankle, but don't worry, it's healing very well. The pain wasn't even that bad, it was just embarrassing. I was with a friend I just formally met, and may have had a small crush on. Anyways, the whole ordeal wasn't what I expected to happen the night before classes started. My first day of school included me limping around campus and getting escorts around school from Safety & Security. My advice to people walking and not paying attention, pay attention.

3.The Homework Load

I knew that there would be a very distinct difference in my homework load in college than in high school, but oh my, not this fast. My first day, I was assigned six chapters of reading due two days later. We would be finishing the entire book by Friday. I have never read so much so fast. Hopefully classes won't get any harder than that (fingers crossed). I'm spending all my time doing homework and not socializing as much as I want to.

4. Adjusting to Life

I could be saying this too early, but I haven't missed home as much as I expected. Don't get me wrong, I do miss home and my friends and family, but I'm not crying in my dorm every day on the phone with my parents (Shout-out to Mom and Dad). I also expected myself to have serious anxiety about being on my own and starting school without any of my best friends from home. Sure, I was nervous. Who wouldn't be? It just wasn't as bad as I thought.

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