Hey you!
You did it! And I am so unbelievably proud of you. I know high school sucked and you’ve been looking forward to college for the past four years. I also know you currently feel held back, scared, and unsure.
It’s okay that you made your school choice based off of proximity. You may not have made that decision fully for yourself, but there were parts of you that thought it was for the better. Never stop listening to those parts of yourself. They’re always right – your thoughts and feelings about yourself will always be more right than anyone else’s.
It’s not going to be super easy to make friends here either, but just be yourself. College is way more real than high school ever was. If someone doesn’t like you, then you shouldn’t work to change yourself to fit that person. You get rid of them and you move on.
And you’ll make a lot of friends, this is a lot bigger than that small town you grew up in. You can have a bunch of different friend groups and they’re all very understanding. If they’re not understanding, they’re not the right kind of friends.
But the friends you make here are probably more important than that general education art lecture and the boy you met at a basement party. You’ll learn that quickly.
It may seem silly to take so many unrelated classes. But some of these professors will majorly impact your life. You’ll probably know the moment you meet them that they’re different, different like you. And they want to help you as long as you want to be helped. These professors will mold and shape your career. Like your friends, you’ll never stop being thankful for them.
Don’t be afraid to mess up because you are going to mess up. No one will judge you for it because chances are, they know someone or they have personally messed up way worse than you have. And those mess ups are a way to get to know yourself better. The mistake make outs, black out hang overs, missed classes, verbal arguments, failed assignments, and that overall sucky feeling will teach you lessons you would never learn if you didn’t take a risk.
Take them. College does go by fast, I’ll admit that there are certain years I wish I could repeat over and over for the rest of my life. But then those moments wouldn’t be so special.
If you do it right, four years is all you’ll need to be able to turn around with that stupid square cardboard on your head and wave goodbye to your home for the last four years with a diploma in your hand.
You’re ready. You screwed up, hit rock bottom, flew sky high, and succeeded in college. Imagine what you can do in the real world.
Love,
Me
Rosie Culture 
I wrote one of these to myself about a month ago and it’s a great way to reflect on the last four years. Great post! 🙂
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Thank you! It really is eye opening, I think everyone should write letters to themselves!
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I can definitely look back on some things and hate myself for them, but when you take a step back and look at the big picture it’s never as bad as it seemed and you should still be proud of yourself 🙂
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🙂 I agree.
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Love this!
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Thank you 🙂
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What I wouldn’t give to have been able to go to college and experience those years……ahhh
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haha me too! And I haven’t even been out of college for a year
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Cool post! It’s amazing to write letters for your future self and read them later in life hahah. Keep it up! ♥
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Thank you! 🙂 I think I should start writing letters to future me that would be really interesting!
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Great post. Everything I read of yours is just gold! Makes me want to do this for myself – which is the mark of excellent writing afaic. 🙂
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This is so beautiful. Everything has been succinctly written. It quite resonates with what I would have written to my freshmen self. I would write it eventually but after I complete my these four transformative years. I’m still in College 🙂
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Thank you 🙂 you could definitely write a letter to your freshman self! It is nice to reflect on years of our lives and see how much we’ve grown
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Yes I do. You know on the contrary, there is a site called futureme.org that let you write letters to your future self and will deliver the letter to your mail on the set date. It’s quite fun and useful too – may be you would literally want to cherish some moments of your life 🙂
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Wow I’ve never heard of that!! Thanks for sharing, I might just go take a peek at it right now 🙂
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I love the idea of writing a letter to yourself! I just started my own blog about my college experience, but I’m starting this year as a freshman, so I still have years to go! 🙂
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You should write a letter to your graduating self! Then go back and read it in four years 🙂
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