It seems like just yesterday I was moving into my freshman year dorm and going through 1787 August Orientation. As the end of my freshman year approaches with 3 weeks left to spare, I am thanking God that I have a few more years till I graduate.

I know that I have so much more learn and grow.

Yes, we continually learn and grow throughout our whole lives, but I have realized that college is a time where we really find ourselves. In college, we are forced out of the towns that many of us grew up in, and introduced to more diverse people who come from all over with their own stories and experiences. It's made me a more open-minded person and opened my eyes to all the different challenges people experience. In just this past year, I have grown so much as a person and slowly have become more confident, but I know I have so much more to go. If I have grown this much in just one year, I cannot wait to see what happens in the next three years.

I love living with my best friends and having endless sleepovers.

Freshman year of college is literally a sleepover every single day with your roommate and if you get along, the memories are endless (like your roommate talking to you in their sleep, and if your lucky they might even sing to you in their sleep). As you begin to move off campus, you get to live with all of your best friends and although, you may have all your own rooms, you know you can always crawl into one of their beds if you need some extra love. Who would want to give that all up?

The opportunities are right in front of you.

In college, you are given so many opportunities to try new things and be encouraged to get outside of your comfort zone. From internships to being involved in greek life, holding a position in a club, to chasing after your dreams, the experiences you are able to have are endless. You will never have access to try as many things as you do in college.

The real world is a scary place.

Let's be real, the real world is a scary place and personally, I am in no rush to get there. College is an in-between time of personal freedom and responsibility. Once you get that diploma though, you are on your own fending for yourself in the big bad world.

I am so glad I have three years till I graduate, because as my mom told me, "Never rush getting old. Growing up is not that fun."