HOTLB: College Fear Hits Seniors

The college application process is in full swing at Samo, with seniors sending in applications as soon as Nov. 1. As Samo seniors write essays, assemble their applications and visit potential colleges, worries about life away from home arise. Moving across the country, leaving family and friends and simply surviving alone are common fears of the college-bound class.

Jane Robinson (’25) - “I’m worried mainly about the space, because how am I gonna fit all the stuff in my room into this tiny little suitcase? Sharing a room is also a big worry because I don’t know how to fit all my stuff on my side of my room.”

Isabella Medina (’25) - “The workload is the thing I'm most worried about because the change from high school to college is supposed to be really major. I'm also scared for leaving the people I met here, and all the relationships I built.”

Ali Badr (’25) - “One thing I am most definitely worried about is leaving my friends because all of us are going to different parts of the country and I won’t be able to see them as much. Leaving my brother and my parents will definitely be hard, as I’ve never been away from them for too long.”

Charles Cravings (’25) - “I’m worried about being by myself for the most part, as I’m not usually alone and I always have my family here to help me with whatever I'm struggling with. I think I will take a minute to get settled in and adjusted but should be fine once I get used to no parents.”