My First Day at ARCC

It is hard to believe that my first day at ARCC was six years ago. I cannot say I remember the first day with perfect detail, but I do remember a lot of emotion that went along with the rite of passage. I started the day focused on what to wear thinking, “How do college student dress?” I can’t remember what I wore but I know for certain that I was overdressed. I had gone on campus prior to the first day to map out where classes would be so that I would not be late to class or worst case scenario, get lost. That alone was the only shred of confidence that I had that morning. When I got on campus, everyone seemed to know exactly what they were doing and where they were going. I felt like I stuck out like a sore thumb. With my stomach in knots, I took a deep breathe and tried to relax as I entered my first and most dreaded class, which was math. I really lucked out with that class because I had an amazing teacher. Sitting through the class was very unnerving and the day continued with my only worry being about the next class. As the semester went on I got into the swing of things, I even started wearing pajamas to class. I decided to join the Creative Writing Club and that was where I made most of my college friends and had a sense of belonging. College is such an extreme change after high school, and a first realization of adulthood. The first few days of course are overwhelming and stressful, but that comes with any major change in life.