If you asked me how I have changed from this day last year to now, I wouldn't be able to tell you. Being in college has made me emotional, anxious, and sometimes even depressed. But it has made me even more than that. I have learned how to be myself, how to deal with high stress situations, and how to actually be an adult. All of these new emotions and memories have made me change so much throughout my first year at college. I am proud of the person I have become and I am glad I did change.

The First Month

Everything is new and everything is exciting. You're meeting so many new people and learning so many new things. Everything is seeming to fall into place for you and you couldn't be more excited for what is to come.

The Second Month

Homesickness starts to kick in. You're missing your parents, your friends, and even the coffee shop you and your friends always went to. It seems like everything is starting to fall apart but you decide to still enjoy your time here and your new friends.

The Third Month

This is where it gets hard. You start having millions of things to do and you don't even know how to do them. The midterms, the homework, the social life, the naps you're missing. It's okay though, because you're homesickness has gone away and you're happy to be at school and to be with your new friends who you already consider family.

The Fourth Month

Here come the finals, but it's OK, you know you got this. Even with this highly stressful time you don't want to go home for a month for winter break. You really don't know how long you will make it at home. You become so used to your life at school, life at home seems foreign to you.

The Fifth Month

A lot of the fifth month is anticipating the new semester, but it is still fun. After five long weeks without seeing your friends at school, you are so glad to be back. It starts to feel like the first month again, but you know what to expect.

The Sixth Month

Life is so great during this month. You're back into the hang of school and it seems like nothing can stop you. You're becoming more and more of your own person and starting to realize that nothing else matters besides your happiness and your studies.

The Seventh Month

Midterm season is here once again, but you know how to manage your time a lot better now. You can go out on the weekends, study Sunday, and then cram during the week. The balance between your social life and school life is pretty easy now. Weeks seem like they never end but weekends seem like vacations.

I haven't finished my first year of college, but I can't wait for what's to come in the next 3 years. College is truly the best time of your life, so be yourself, don't hold anything back, and live your life.