Well, I finally made it to college! HOORAY! Now, I can get started on the task of pursuing my passion, meeting new people, networking, and dealing with the massive amount of sensory overload that accompanies this transition. Here's a summary of my thoughts on college so far:
Arriving at school has been the best thing that has ever happened and I couldn't be happier, however, I'm having a small problem... I don't know if this is just me, but I feel like the main character of Memento. These last few days, it seems that I have been bombarded with so much information that if I do not write down every last bit of if, I will surely forget about it. I'm sure a lot of this... probably most of this... has to do with ADHD, but yeah #firstworldproblems.
I sure have gotten myself into a whole other league by coming to this college. There's a reason U of I is ranked so high in CS. I am flabbergasted at what the other freshmen here have accomplished. Hopefully I will be able to keep up.
Some people say that one of the biggest drawbacks of going to a larger school is being "just another number in the system," however, so far, I have found this to be a plus! As an extremely socially awkward person who loathes personal, face-to-face, one-on-one interaction, I have loved this attribute of my school so far! Although, there will probably be some sort of issue down the road when I run into some sort of obstacle and need personal assistance, but for the most part, I love not having to know or talk to people.
That's all I can think of for now. More thoughts will surely surface as time goes on.
