Coping with Change

Change is one thing that every single college student must deal with. Among other things, future college students must deal with leaving the high school they have become so comfortable along with all the teachers and students, leaving family, close friends, moving all of their things to a strange dorm room apartment or house, and beginning the "making new friends" process. The biggest change for me was most definitely not getting to see my friends every single day during the year in the halls of my high school. Do not get me wrong, of course I miss my family but they have come to many of my volleyball games, I talk to my mom quite a bit and I have been home a few times. However, seeing my friends is quite different. Unlike my family, my friends are not going to be home for sure. They may still be at school with their new friends or spending time with their family. I am a very social person who wants to be with her friends almost all the time, so it has definitely been difficult for me. These are people I have spent almost every single day with for years and years, and being apart from them has been hard. I have seen my very best friend only one time since we have left. However, in a sense change is necessary to one's growth from an adolescent to an adult. If change did not occur, life would become extremely drab and repetitive. In order to have a successful and meaningful life, change is a must. College is so different from high school that it scares me. If you accidentally sleep in one day, the school will call your parents to see where you are, whereas in college if you sleep through your alarm or forget to set it, you simply miss the class. There are definitely more distractions in college. You may worry about the four different papers you have to write, the people you want to meet but do not have the courage to go talk to them, or the intense hangover you may be experiencing. Since arriving here at Butler I definitely have experienced reactions, both physical and emotional. To tell the truth, I have gained that little bit of weight that almost every college student has, and I have become less tolerant with people. Some of the people I have been assigned to live with can be extremely intense and hard to handle at times, and I have learned how to deal with those types of people. Although change is necessary, it cannot always be a good thing. It definitely has caused some serious anxiety on my part. Once again, living with new people and having to make new friends has caused the most anxiety. I have made some good friends, but some of the friendships feel like work at times. Change can only make a person stronger though, so I am going to deal with change as it comes and goes, while keeping a positive opinion about it.

Introduction

My name is Allison Leigh Scott. I am 5'9", I have blonde hair, blue eyes and I absolutely love to play sports. In high school I was on the dance team, I played volleyball, basketball, and softball. I have 3 siblings who are all older than me. Stacy is 29, Jake is 26, and Derek is 23. I have come to Butler on a volleyball scholarship and I am a right side hitter. So far my stay here at Butler has been pretty enjoyable and I plan to return next year. Go Grizzlies!