Sally Cho

Ever since I was little, I couldn’t wait to graduate and go to college. I always thought graduating would feel like nothing but freedom and happiness.

However, now that I’ve actually entered that stage of life, I am a mixed bag of emotions. I do feel some sense of freedom and happiness, but I also feel fear, anxiety, and sadness. I fear having to completely start over in a few months, in a city where I do not know anyone. I am constantly anxious about whether I am going to make friends or be able to succeed. I am sad that I have to leave my friends who know me and understand me better than anyone else.

I am walking out of graduation not knowing what my life will look like in just a few months, and that is terrifying.

I am not afraid to admit that I am afraid. The next stage of my life I am entering is an exciting one, filled with highs and lows I cannot predict. I just know I have to go along for the ride and experience as much as I can, as I only have one life to live.