[Dear College Student] What College Isn't...
I was definitely the girl that thought college would be my escape. I could not wait to pack my bags and never come back. As dramatic as that sounds, I see so many of you hoping for the same thing. While college is an amazing experience and being away from home can be liberating, it does not take away all of your problems. I remember thinking, "I'm not going to be unhappy anymore and I can do what I want and I don't have to see certain faces anymore." Those thoughts satisfied me. I went to college. Six hours away from home. I was so wrong. I felt even more conflicted than before. I tried to shut everyone out and tried to do life on my own. Which is a zero out of ten, I do not recommend! lol I say this all because I don't want anyone to make the same mistake by idolizing an imaginary place where only happiness exists. Spoiler alert: college is not that place! and that place is definitely not on Earth. "I think we worship these stories of leaving it all