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4 College is all about finding your place in the world – or so I've been told – and I still don't at all know my place in the world. But something I definitely learned over the past few weeks of the second semester is that it's impossible to find your place in a world that you refuse to venture out into. By staying in my room instead of going out and seeking new relationships, I cut myself off from so many potential friendships. I am so lucky that I was able to find the flaws in my logic before it was too late and meet the amazing people that I now call my friends.

5 How did I change my ways? I chose to. Now, I will walk into the dining hall all by myself and find a table among the masses quite comfortably. But usually, before that can even happen I run into a friend and get caught up in a lengthy conversation about something completely random. And I love it. In those moments, when I bump into a friend I haven't seen in a few days or watch a silly show like The Bachelor with people I feel comfortable with, I am extremely happy. Because I have finally opened myself up to new people, something I haven't had to do since middle school.

6 In college, it is vitally important to immerse yourself in your environment and create a family of your friends, classmates and even the random people you see at parties on Saturday nights. There is nothing worse than being alone in a new world; I learned that the hard way. We are all just people traveling along on our own individual paths that happen to cross for a moment or two. But if we don't hold fast to that moment and live vigorously within it, the moments will add up and amount to an extremely lonely existence.