The first day of college can be terrifying for a lot of people just because you’re entering a
whole new environment, you’re meeting a lot of new people, and classes will be a lot
harder. It can be especially scary if you’re far away from home which I can definitely relate
to. The thing that I was the most nervous about was meeting new people and making new
friends
One of the main factors that makes the first day of college so scary is entering a whole new
environment. I was so nervous to be around all of these new people and to be so far away
from my friends and parents. I almost didn’t want my dad to leave on the first day I arrived
but once I got settled in I started to feel a little bit more comfortable. I was still really
nervous to make new friends because I’m not the most outgoing person but everyone was
really friendly and I had no problem with that. Fear and nervousness weren’t the only
emotions that I was feeling that day, I was also extremely excited to be living in the dorms
and having the whole college experience. A quote that I had read also made me very
anxious to start living the college life, “There is a time and place for everything, and it’s
called college.” (Bill Cosby).I learned that the best way to cope with being in a new
environment is to make new friends and be around people with whom you know you can
