College?

So currently I am sitting in the car on my way to New York for my new cousins baby naming. I really wanted to edit my college essays and make the changes that my college counselor made. If I’m going to write a blog I have to be as honest as possible. I could pretend that I am so ready to edit these three essays… but that wouldn’t be true. I’m really nervous. I think all of us are a little scared to be seniors, because we know what that means for next year. I remember in 8th grade we would all sing songs from when we were little, because we didn’t want to grow up and move on to high school. I wonder what we’re going to do this year. Act like we’re six years old again? Probably not. I think we’re all a little nervous to being the next stage in our lives. Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s take a step back and realize we have an entire year, senior year specifically, to enjoy.
I’ve been saying how excited I am for college, and how I’m ready to move on and see what when I’m on my own. To be honest, I’m terrified and really nervous. I know it will be ok though, millions of people have already gone through it, and will go through it. The one thing that I find really comforting is that when we all walk onto campus for the first time, as freshman, there will be thousands of people who feel exactly the same. It won’t be like being the new kid in school, not that I know what that is like…
This day trip has been interesting. I drove through one of the colleges that I am thinking about. When we pulled up onto the campus a huge smile spread across my face. All my fears went away and I felt like I was home. I was looking around being able to point things out to my dad who hasn’t seen the campus yet. All I wanted to do was get out and just sit on the steps of my favorite building there, and just watch people. I have already found three places that I love most there. One of them is a little path that reminds me of the Redwood forest in California. The other one is a little pond that overlooks the fields for sports. The best one by far is at the admissions office, it overlooks a huge field with green trees everywhere. I was beaming the whole drive through the school. This was my second visit there and I did not want to leave at all. I feel so proud to finally say that I have a school that I love, and I want to show it off to everyone. I can’t wait to apply as soon as I understand how to do that.
Speaking of applying to college… good luck to everyone who’s starting or thinking about it now. That’s all for now. This post was pretty long! Yay!!!
-Rachel