Stories And Advice About Leaving Home To Go Off To College

If you're a junior or senior in high school, the prospect of college looms in your immediate future. For the past few years, you've been consciously working towards your academic goals in order to be accepted to a good college. But what about that other aspect of college, the one you haven't considered quite as much - how you will feel when you're actually there?

We at the Penn Group have been through it all - the excitement, the nervousness, and the shock of leaving home - and decided that it would have been a lot easier if we had some advice from trusted peers. So we've collected accounts from current and recent college students in an effort to make your transition a little bit smoother.

If you have a transition tale to share, please e-mail it to info@college-admission-essay.com.

American University: Adjusting Expectations
By Theodora Blanchfield

Columbia University: Leaving Home
By Evan Bailyn

Indiana University: Embracing A New Routine
By Kimmie Smith

Mount Holyoke: A Women's College Experience
By Allison Trzop

NYU: Social Is Key
By Russell Bailyn

UC Berkeley: How My Haircut Saved My Sanity
By Phuong Tran

UC Santa Barbara: Party School Blues
By Adrienne Reese

Appalachian State University: Homesickness Passes Quickly
By S. Hatcher

Bowdoin College: A New Life Awaits You
By Rachel Tavel

Two Lessons I Learned In College
By Adeena Mignogna

Adjusting To Communal Bathrooms
By Heidi Ward

College: The Anti-High School
By Lauren Gaetano

Roommate Tribulations
By Catherine LaCroix

Out of The Frying Pan, Into The...
By Diana Symons

From High School Nerd to Collegiate Nerd: A True Tale From A Reformed College Outcast
By Amanda S. Halm

University of Missouri - Columbia: Freshman Fears
By Christie Halmick

Villanova: Overcoming Anxiety
By Stacey K.