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"Hi Seventeen readers! First of all, I just want to let you know how excited I am to be sharing my freshman year experiences with you! But also, I really want to hear YOUR thoughts and answer all your questions. So leave me comments on the blog, email me, friend me on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter (@SaritaFresh15)!   I finally moved into my dorm room last Monday and for this past week, I have been really busy with all the freshmen orientation activities at Columbia University - academic advising sessions, convocation, tours through New York City, etc. Orientation is a lot like summer camp - lots of fun and no responsibilities! My favorite event this week was on Thursday night, when Columbia rented out aircraft carrier ship, The Intrepid, and we had adance party on the flight deck! Coolest . Party . EVER! There were amazing views of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline. To top it all off, our DJ for the night was an awesome mash-up group, The Hood Internet! The night was awesome; college is awesome :)  I think the scariest part of the first week had to be meeting so many new people. It&amp;#039;s a weird feeling to look around in the crowded dining hall and not see a single familiar face. So sometimes I just took a seat, introduced myself to the strangers sitting next to me, and hoped that they would turn out to be friendly people. I found out that 99.9% of the time, they did! Meeting new people is also the most interesting part of the experience to date. So far, I&amp;#039;ve gotten to know a ton of really cool people from anywhere you can possibly imagine. To some degree, I believe in destiny - that some things are &amp;quot;meant to be.&amp;quot; So lately, I&amp;#039;ve found myself thinking about how everyone I&amp;#039;ve met has come from all over the world and has such different backgrounds, yet our lives have all happened to converge here at Columbia at the same exact time. I definitely think it happened for a reason. Everyone I meet brings a different perspective to the conversation, and over the next four years, by living and learning together, we will share experiences that none of us could have previously imagined. I&amp;#039;m only beginning to understand how powerful this concept is... I think it&amp;#039;s going to be the best part about college. So now that orientation week is coming to a close, I have to start getting ready for my first class, which is tomorrow morning. I have absolutely no idea what a college class is supposed to be like. I&amp;#039;m actually terrified that everyone else is going to be so much smarter than me and I&amp;#039;m not going to do well. Ahhh no! I need to stop freaking out and be more positive... I&amp;#039;ll do great. Wish me luck!!! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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