My First Day in College

Do you remember your first day in College? Since high school, I had been waiting to go college. I always wanted to be a college student. My first day at Suffolk Community College was on September 2, 2003. It was a day full of new experiences. I got into a new educational experience with a different style of learning. My first day signified the beginning of my career and it was just as excited as if it was my first day of school. It was funny; I never imagined walking into my first class to be so exciting. I guess I did not know what to expect.

The rain was pounding against my window as I woke up at six thirty because I had to be at eight at clock at my first class in college. As I finally dragged myself out of the comfort of my bed, I felt the cold as I rushed to get a shower realizing that today wasn’t just my first day at college; it was the start of a journey. After I ate a quick breakfast, I drove to college and arrived half an hour early of my class. I’ll always remember that totally lost feeling of that day. The time was 7:30 a.m., and cars were already lined up waiting to park. Luckily, I was able to find a space to park my car. I entered the campus and asked people to help me find my classes. I walked down the main walkway and I was amazed at the size of the campus. Grass and trees surrounded it. I didn't know how to arrive to my classroom. I was lost and I had to ask one person about the building where I was going to take classes. This person was very nice and told me the right direction. I walked to the building, and when I arrived I saw some people and I felt strange.

My first class was scheduled to start at 8:00 am sharp. I was there about five minutes before and I was really excited. I sat in the corner of my classroom for a moment it seemed almost just like high school. Well, even though it was 8:00 our teacher was still not there, I was surprise Being the first day of class I would imagine the teacher to be almost as excited as myself. Mrs. Garcia walked in about five minutes late and rambled on about why she was late. She was probably the funniest teacher I have ever heard. She was a little to hyper for eight in the morning and it was very amusing. The first half an hour of the class Mrs. Garcia was introducing herself and after the introduction she gave us information about the class, homework and projects. Then the time flies and my first class were over. I felt like I was ten minutes in class, it was such a wonderful feeling to finish my first college class.

After my first class I had a thirty-minute break between classes, which for me, was confusing because for the last six years of high school, I was accustomed to have three minutes between each class. I liked the change, and it was nice to have that extra freedom. With a thirty-minute break I decided to visit the cafeteria and tried to make new friends. It was weird having all this time, but then an even bigger change smacked me in the face. when One of new my friends said, "We should skip our next class". I was like no we can't; we would get in trouble. Then it all became much clearer to me. I was no longer in high school; I could actually skip any class and not get in trouble. At the end I decided to go to my second class but it was almost the same as the first, fast and to the point. I couldn’t believe that at ten o'clock in the morning I was able to go home. It was the weirdest feeling to go home so early, but I had no complaints.

After I finished my classes I started driving home; by this time it had stopped raining. I felt good about myself; I had survive my first day.at that moment I realized it was time to start thinking about life and realize the importance of my education. I am always going to remember that day because I had the opportunity to meet more people and the most important I met my best friends that I have ever had. College really is a change from high school. There is so much more freedom and not many rules. The excitement I felt my first day remains very much alive, and will continue to grow as my college adventure rolls on.