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"Hello, hello! I can&amp;#039;t believe that my time at Seventeen is almost over. Only two more blogs left! It&amp;#039;s been such an amazing experience, and I wouldn&amp;#039;t trade it for the  world. This week, I wanted to talk about typical college fears or questions that readers have addressed via social media or email. Fear 1: My roommate will be a psycho killer like Leighton Meester in The Roommate. Keeping communication open from the beginning will help you avoid any long-term problems. Even if you don&amp;#039;t become best friends, you will be sharing a lot with her for the next year. Be honest, be respectful, and treat every night like it&amp;#039;s a slumber party! (; Fear 2: I&amp;#039;m never going to be able to make friends. I can&amp;#039;t even express how many new people you will meet if you move away to school. You will learn an entirely new meaning for the word diversity when you get there. You will find some people like you and others that are not. If you find one to three people that you really connect with, and can call a best friend, by the end of your freshman year then you&amp;#039;re in luck! (: Fear 3: I&amp;#039;m broke. How will I make it on my own? Money is definitely one of the biggest concerns of a college student \u2014 especially if you are paying for your education without the help of your parents. Try getting an on-or off-campus job to earn some extra cash. Many schools even offer campus correspondence positions where you promote companies on campus and earn some pretty good dough while you do it!  Fear 4: I&amp;#039;m all grown up, but I still don&amp;#039;t know what I want to be! Don&amp;#039;t fret! Many students change their major at least once. Most schools require general education classes, so you have time to experiment and see what kind of classes you like and what kind you don&amp;#039;t. Fear 5: All of the professors are going to be jerks. I have been very lucky at UF. Two of my professors were even voted part of Princeton Review&amp;#039;s Best 300 in the Country! Go Dr. Noll and Mr. Foley! Some of the professors you have will be plain rude, but most will care about your success. Take advantage of the time they offer. Go to office hours, ask questions, and challenge their knowledge just like they are challenging yours. Fear 6: Ugh, the freshman 15... pounds that is! GO TO THE GYM. Plain and simple. Think of it as a way to make new friends, check out cute guys, and stay in shape. You can also find sneaky ways to work out, like taking the stairs to your dorm instead of an elevator! Fear 7: I&amp;#039;ve never been without my parents for more than a week. Everyone gets homesick at one time or another. You won&amp;#039;t be the only one. Just get involved and stay busy! It will keep your mind off of things that are bothering you.  Fear 8: What if the party scene is just too enticing, and I start to fail my classes? Balance. Balance. Balance. Trust me, you will cherish the time you get to sleep. Leave the partying for the weekend. Remember that college isn&amp;#039;t someplace you can mess around; be responsible. Fear 9: I&amp;#039;m going to get lost. Before my classes started, I got a group of people I met together and we walked through everyone&amp;#039;s schedules to avoid looking like THOSE kids on the first day of school. It really helped a lot! Fear 10: I&amp;#039;ve never had sex before. Will I be the only one? To be honest, I was surprised at how many virgins I met when I came to college. I was even more surprised at the reception other students had when people admitted to never having sex. I always thought that I was the only one. To see others so accepting was really inspiring. XOXO, Cara Do you have any other big concerns about freshman year? Leave them in the comments, and I&amp;#039;ll be sure to check it out! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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