College is a time full of new experiences and opportunities. For four years, you are on your own likely for the first time in a new place surrounded by new people. You're surrounded by people who only know as much about you as you tell them. This allows you to reinvent yourself and become whoever you want to be. As much as it is important to change and adapt in life, it's important to not lose sight of who you are at the end of the day. Don't lose who you are for other people. Don't change in order to make friends, and don't give into peer pressure. Change when you find necessary and adapt to new situations.
When it comes to reinventing yourself, it's important to remain true to who you are at the end of the day. It's normal to try new things and change as a person in college. The four years of college are a time for self discovery through changes and new experiences. It's important to adapt to these changes and experiences, but it's more important to remain who you are. At the end of the day when you feel like you've lost yourself in college, you'll feel alone and the only person who can bring you back is yourself.
For one of the first time in your life, you are surrounded by a completely new group of people. You have to live with someone you most likely don't know and sit in class next to people you've never met. Being in college comes with the pressure to make friends, but not just any friends, lifelong friends. So many people say college is the time to find your core group of friends you'll have for the rest of your life. As important as it is to make new friends, it's also important to remain true to who you are. You'll never be able to be happy in your friendships if you are being someone else just for the sake of having friends. If you are able to stay true to yourself and change only when you find necessary, you'll be able to surround yourself with people similar to you which lead to happiness in your friendships.
Another huge part of college is peer pressure. We've grown up our entire lives being taught all about peer pressure and how to avoid it. Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, peer pressure is a huge part of college. A lot of the times people don't even recognize that it's peer pressure, but rather they just want you to step outside your comfort zone and/or join in on the fun. College is a time full of opportunities and new experiences, but if it's something you'd rather not do, it's okay to say no. If it is something you feel comfortable trying, it is okay to say yes. At the end of the day the choices you are making have to be because youwant to be making them and not because someone is pressuring you to do so.
College gives us the opportunity to reinvent ourselves and be whoever we want to be. But at the end of the day, it's important to remain true to yourself. Remember where you came from, where you are headed, and most importantly who you are at the end of the day. Try new things and experiences because you want to, not because someone else wants you to. It'll be impossible to find your core group of friends without being yourself.
