Wow! I am so grateful to all of you for responding and giving such wise advice. I do have a tendency to worry and over think things, so I will try to live more in the moment and enjoy doing so.

I am very inspired now to do some inner reflection on the words you have all told me. The first step for me now is time management, because I feel so busy and burdened all the time that thinking about my future, career planning, researching study abroad, joining clubs and perusing interests, etc…always takes a sideline. I don’t know how to shake it, but I’m a perfectionist. If it comes down to spending my evening hours doing the above things or doing homework, I do homework (which is actually what I am in the middle of now, sadly). However, I am aware of how much time in the day I waste. If I can minimize this, I think I will fret a lot less about my studies and have time to really enjoy the present moment and experience of college.

I’m sorry for the lack of insight in this response, as I just finished doing some physics homework and the left side of my brain is currently in control. I just want you all to know how grateful I am that you all actually care! A lot of times, I feel like people I know don’t really want to listen to these problems (or just don’t know what to say).