Within the past two weeks or so, I’ve found myself wondering where the time has gone and how a day can go by so quickly.
As spring quarter quickly comes to a close, everything just seems to go by so much more quickly: Midterms came up sooner than expected, the weeks are constantly flying by at an incredibly fast pace, the weekends feel ridiculously short and who knew we would have to actually bring down our suitcases and duffel bags from our closets so soon.
So with seemingly little time to accomplish anything anymore, I’ve gotten to the point where I’m officially ready for summer and next year to begin, respectively of course.
And now that I’m almost done with freshman year, I’ve realized everything I was told about this great year has kind of been a lie.
The No. 1 thing I’ve always heard was that freshman year wasn’t going to be like freshman year of high school. It would be completely different — no one cares you are a freshman and no one probably notices. This is completely false. Though it may not be like high school, and definitely isn’t as big of a deal as it was before, freshmen on campus are pretty easy to spot. Even I can tell who’s a freshman as I walk to class.
Remember when you were told you’d become best friends with basically your whole floor and your roommate? Yeah, well, let’s just say that obviously depends on respective circumstances. Just because they live on your floor does not mean you are going to all of a sudden be best friends. And just because you’re living with one, two or three girls for a year doesn’t mean they’re best friend material.
In the beginning of the year, I wrote an article about Week Of Welcome (WOW) and how our group turned into our family. Now that I’ve finally experienced freshman year, I apologize for stating the aforementioned. I’m sure some WOW groups really have merged into a family, but it’s not something that happens for everyone.
WOW was a great experience, and the people you experience it with make the week even better, but that doesn’t mean everyone instantly becomes someone you run to when something happens. One thing that’s important to note during freshman year is that not everyone you meet could be your best friend.
When we came to college, we thought we knew what exactly a Resident Advisor (RA) was: The so-called “bad guys.” The ones who would write people up just for doing nothing and the one who would ruin all the fun. Everyone wanted to stay away just because they seemed like the party-killer, but this couldn’t be more of a lie. Though they may be a kind of baby-sitter for us, they are students like we are. Personally, I love both my RAs, and I know a lot of other people that do too. All they want to do is keep their residents safe and prevent bad things from happening. This doesn’t mean they’re out to get you.
This year has resulted in so much knowledge, whether it be through classes or discovering and breaking all the myths I heard prior to college.
And now, with only a few weeks left to go, I can’t wait to end this school year and begin the next one. Especially because friends from home are posting multiple statuses on Facebook, rubbing in the fact that they’re done with school, are officially sophomores and enjoying their beautiful summers.
I have to keep reminding myself we are still enjoying summer when they’re back at school in the fall — thank you, quarter system.