We were only freshmen...the end of my first year of college

Whew. That went fast.

I finished my first year of college yesterday. How is that even possible? It just seems like yesterday that I was laying in my tiny dorm room bed on that first night, sweating profusely from the lack of air conditioning, and nervous about what would lie ahead for me in college.

Let me tell you, this past year has been one of the best of my life. College so far, for me, has been 10x better than high school. Sure, you still have to get up and go to classes and everything, but college gives you a lot more freedom to do what you wanna do. After all, the goal isn't a diploma, the goal is to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life.

To celebrate the ending of a fantastic school year, I want to dedicate this post to anything and everything freshman year.

First off, I'd like to say that I've grown a lot as a person and a student during these past nine months. I've learned a lot. Such as:

1. The Freshman 15 really exists.
Eating in a dining hall where no one is stopping you from eating another helping of mac and cheese and in which there are many unhealthy options to consume can cause an increase of poundage. Late night snacking while studying also doesn't help.

2. Living in a dorm room is a major adjustment.

The dorm room that I shared with Meredith, the best roomie ever!

I had a very spacious room to myself at home, where I could make multiple messes and not worry about how it affects anyone else. In a dorm room, though, you must learn to control the messy person inside of you and clean up after yourself. It is also a major adjustment to share a bathroom with 14 other girls. But, alas, you get used to it.

3. Some college classes are intense...
Hello...Western Civ, anyone?

4. ...And some are not.
Two words: Human Communications. (Loved that class, btdubs)

5. You'll meet people unlike anyone you've ever met in your life.
For better or worse.

6. You will live for the weekends.


During the weekdays, classes, homework, and other responsibilities will get you stressed. The weekends are the time to let loose and have a little fun. Except for Sundays. Sunday is the worst day of the week. You've had your fun on Friday and Saturday, now you've got to do the homework you've been putting off. Blech! 

7. You will hear a lot of Ke$ha songs.

Again, for better or worse.

8. You'll miss home at first, but you will most likely get used to it- and (gasp!) begin to like it.
Homesickness occurs no matter how old you get. But you'll get used to having to be away from your mom's cooking, your pet, and free laundry. And hopefully you'll begin to like being able to do what you want to do and stay up as late as you want.

9. Getting up early never gets any easier.

I had to get up at around 8 AM every week day this semester. It never got any more enjoyable.

10. You will learn things about yourself that you did not know before.
Whether it's from being away from home, taking different kinds of classes, or meeting new people, you'll begin to find out things about yourself that you did not know before. I learned that I do not want to be a Psychology major. I've also learned that nothing makes me happier than giving an ass-kicking speech. And I believe that I've also learned to loosen up and be more willing to open up to people.       
 

OSU= My future college

                                                                                               

 One major decision that I came to during my Freshman year of college is that the college I went to was not right for me. There are many reasons why. But one thing I want to make clear is that it has nothing to do with people that I've met. I've met some of the nicest, funniest, most amazing people in my first year of college. And we will all remain best friends, I'm sure of it. <3

Next order of business. Okay, so anyone that knows me knows that I'm a huge music fanatic. There are many songs that will remind me of this year. Including:

Taio Cruz- "Dynamite"

AKA "The Ashland Song". They played this at Orientation, and I had never heard it before. Therefore, I will always associate it with beginning college.

B.o.B. featuring Rivers Cuomo- "Magic"

Three words: FOAM DANCE PARTY.

Pink- "Raise Your Glass"

"We were airborne!"

Ke$ha- "We R Who We R"

I think I heard this song approximately 967 times during Freshman year.

 "Backing Up" and "Bed Intruder Song"
"Do you wanna go somewhere and watch it??" BAHAHA.

Cee-Lo Green- "Fuck You"
So many memories with this one.

Willow Smith- "Whip My Hair"
CAUTION: Excessive whipping of hair may cause neck pain

Asher Roth- "I Love College"
My college experiences thus far have not been equal to Mr. Roth's, but tis a funny song anyway.

Edward Maya- "Stereo Love"

Lady Gaga- "Judas"

Matt & Kim- "Daylight"
This song single-handedly helped me get through studying for Stats.

And anything by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

I recently saw The Pains and met the lead singer, Kip Berman. One of the best nights EVER!

   

Oh! and, of course, Rebecca Black's "Friday" and it's spoof "Saturday"

"IT'S SO FUN!"

All in all, I'd say that Freshman year has been the most kick-ass year of my life. I wonder what Sophomore year will have in store for me...

-tjms
6 May 2011
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

<3