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Why You Should Visit Your Best Friend's College

Seeing your high school friend's college is a whole new experience

Grace Kennedy

Oct 16, 2016

Southern Methodist University

Why You Should Visit Your Best Friend's College

Grace Kennedy

Seeing your best friends from high school is always so much fun. During the holidays, there is nothing better than catching up with old friends and hearing about their lives in college. You absolutely have to get caught up with all the hot gossip on other campuses. But, it is a whole different experience when you visit them at their college. Since high school, they have started a whole new life and made new friendships. They probably live miles away from you and you don't talk as much as you used to. That's why it is so much fun to visit your best friend's college.

My best friend from high school, Pippa, goes to Villanova University in Pennsylvania while I go to SMU in Texas. We are thousands of miles apart and we talk almost every day. Even though we maintain our now long distance friendship, we still wanted to find time in our crazy schedules to visit each other. Last year, I visited her on campus right before her finals week. It was crazy to see her new life and hear about all of her classes. I loved meeting her friends and was so happy that she was enjoying college. But it was still strange to see that she'd moved on from high school. I knew that I had moved on with my life, but accepting that my friends had too was hard to believe at first.

Now, Pippa is flying in this weekend to visit me at SMU. I want to introduce her to my friends and show her around campus. I want to show her why I chose SMU and why I keep raving about it. Dallas is such a fun city and nothing like where she goes to college. Also, Texas is like no other state I've ever been to. Especially coming from the North East, Texas is one of a kind.

My life has changed so much since high school now that I am on my own. I'm not depending on my parents anymore to help me make decisions, but I'm making them on my own. It might be strange for her to see my new life since high school but that is what college is all about.

If it's possible, I would encourage everyone to visit their friend's colleges. It gives you perspective of where you are in life and how you're changed over time. Since being at SMU and seeing other colleges, I am so thankful that I can call SMU my home. I know I made the right choice in coming to Dallas. I am so excited to show my best friend how I've grown here at SMU and introduce her to my new home.

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