College is definitely not what I thought it was!

Hopefully I am not the only one who has had this thought this week.

I guess I am not really sure what I expected college to be like. I wasn't expecting parties every night or anything like what the media often portrays, but it is still different. For example, my parents constantly talked about lecture halls and how you would be sitting in the same room with 300 people. I have one class that is similar, and that is my UF 100 class. However, there are only about 150 people in that class, hardly the frightening 300 people that my parents turned into horror stories. 

It's only the first week of school and I am already getting less sleep than I thought I would. I don' really mind, but I was not expecting that. I have not been overloaded with homework yet, for which I am grateful, but having an irregular schedule is definitely something different for me. I like to think of myself as an organized person who enjoys routines and schedules. Having different classes with different starting times each day is a change for me, one that I am not quite sure I enjoy yet.

Overall, I have been really surprised. I have learned that I love college more than I thought I would and I am so excited to dive right in. Hopefully the rest of you feel that same way!