One of the most exciting aspects of beginning college is the opportunity to reinvent yourself. It is a chance to start over in a setting where you aren’t limited by preexisting perceptions about who you are as a student, as a friend, or as a person. No one knows about the embarrassing nickname that got pasted to you after that unfortunate lunchroom mishap in ninth grade. Or the poem you wrote to Suzy on your two-week anniversary during junior year that went viral on Facebook after she broke up with you a day before your three-week anniversary. When you go to college, you get to hit the reset button and redefine yourself in a way that is consistent with who you are now – and who you want to be. Continue reading “On Starting College: Reinventing You”