I'm a 27-year-old freshman, and returning to college after a seven-year break from high school was by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice.
The hardest thing for me was leaving my friends and family behind.
College and the responsibilities that came with it helped me transition from teenager to adulthood.
I barely got out of high school, and I look back at my life often and go, 'Wow, this was awesome!'
Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.
I grew up in a very small, close-knit, Southern Baptist family, where everything was off-limits. So I couldn't wait to get to college and have some fun. And I did for the first two years. And I regret a lot of it, because my grades were in terrible shape. I never got in serious trouble, except for my grades.
I was a good student until I turned 15. Then, all of a sudden, it didn't matter to me anymore. Isn't that funny. I don't want to go to college. I always knew that. But it's hard. My friends are going, and I feel a little left behind.
I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done.
I took six months off, finished high school, and hung out with friends.
I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.