My First Semester Recap

           

             I’ve only been in college for one semester, but I already know I am going to love it. Everyone always tells you to not wish away your high school/teenage years because they will be the best years of your life. After graduating high school, and even during high school, I looked back on my time and memories throughout those four years, and really hoped that those people weren’t right. As good as some of the memories I made with my best friends were, the majority of my high school years weren’t all that great. High school for me was full of drama and fake friends, and I wanted nothing to do with either of those things. By the end of my senior sophomore year, I was dreaming about the day I would get my diploma and never look back on those four years of my life. I wanted to move on to bigger and better things and meet more people that would actually be there for me through thick and thin. Even though I’m only done with one semester of college, I can already tell that these next four years will be a lot better than the last four. I have met so many amazing people already who share the same goals, values in life, and love for God that I do. I have grown so much as a person and in my faith more in these past few months than I have in a while, and I’m so excited to see how much I grow within the next few years as well.

            Going to a Christian college was the best decision I ever made. I have heard horror stories of people going to college with people who have completely different values and beliefs as they do. I’m so glad I am surrounded by thousands of people who (mostly) have the same beliefs as me. Having a community like that is really important in growing your faith, and I have really realized that during these last few months. My favorite night of the week was Tuesday nights when I would meet with about ten other young women in our RD’s apartment and read excerpts from the book we were studying, drink some delicious hot tea, and just talk about life. It was awesome to have a group of women to talk to, confide in if I needed to, and to know that they were thinking about me and praying for me throughout their week.

            College is hard, I’m not going to lie. I’ve felt so many emotions throughout this semester (sometimes all at once which is a really confusing and weird feeling haha), but all of the memories and friendships I have made make all of those bad emotions worth it. I’m so excited to go back to Malone in a couple weeks and begin my second semester, and I can’t wait to see where God takes me during the rest of my college experience.