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The hardest part of my college transition was learning how to be independent. In high school, my parents were always my back-up alarm clock if I overslept, but I didn't have that same luxury when I first came to college. There was no one telling me to get up, to go to class, or to do my homework, so I really had to become more self-sufficient.
Going off to college is essentially equivalent to living on your own, so I couldn't really depend on my parents to do things for me anymore (i.e. like laundry or cooking dinner). Although it was hard at first, I can say that learning to be more independent has made me more responsible and more prepared for the real world.