Definitely some junioritis (probably more like pre-senioritis) here. Can’t believe I will be done with college in a year. Can’t believe my friends and I are all going to go our separate ways (probably in different countries, too). I’ve heard people call it pre-nostalgia. I have to admit, it does impact the amount of work I put into my HW…
@Mariah Don’t worry about not fitting in in college, you will get the hang of it, I can guarantee it. I was myself, and to a certain extent remain, shy and not the “party type”. I don’t get tremendously homesick, but it naturally does happen a few times a year. If it can help lower your anxiety, you will find people just like you in college (beyond just people with similar tastes, hobbies etc). And whatever you do, do not feel you have to do anything you don’t want to. Personally, my best friends here really like parties (and drinking and all the yada yada), but what really makes our friendship possible is the fact that they respect my likes and dislikes just as I respect theirs. Sure enough, I have been going to parties once in a while since the beginning of sophomore year and have actually learned to enjoy them. And they in the meantime have largely grown out of the “extreme” partying they used to love during our freshman and sophomore years, to prefer more moderate partying with people we are close to. You will most probably change a lot and for the better during college, most people do. It is a direct result of the well-known “self-discovery” you go through during these years. Again don’t worry about fitting in in the beginning, because you will find your niche eventually and the transition will likely be smooth. ;-)