Personal Narrative: My Life-Changing Experience While Attending College

Knowing that I was going to college was a life-changing experience for me, and being the first in my family to attend college was very stressing. I was excited to move away from home and try to be as independent as possible and continue my education. I felt very nervous leaving home, because my parents are very strict on me, and how I was going to fit-in into this new experience. The night before move-in I was so nervous, all my things were packed and I was still worrying if I forget something how will I get it back. I remember being extremely tired, but I brought my cousins and mom with me for support even though I drove my own car. When I got to Saint Mary’s it was chaotic. Everyone was super friendly and even moved my stuff to my room for me, which made me happy. I was overwhelmed with information and trying to get my room in order. I was nervous on meeting my roommates who came later than me, but we had an instant connection which made me even more excited. When my mom and cousins left I felt a little pain of knowing I won’t see them for another two weeks, I live about an hour and a half away, and I felt my mom’s worry wash over me. I was able to forget for a while and enjoy the …show more content…
A thing I struggle with is staying connected with people I do not see often, which in turn makes people believe I do not care about them. This was not the case in college. I was able to maintain a close friendship with the people I considered my best friends, and have an equal balance with my new friends. What made things even better on my part was introducing both new and old friends, and they actually got along. I was able to bring two things of my life together and helped others be exposed to different people. Even better on my part, I was no longer scared to talk to my friends I am not as close with because I had new confidence in myself due to the new friends I