I hated high school. Nothing particularly BAD happened...it just wasn't my thing. I felt I was more mature than most of my peers and yet I was still treated like a child. College is a whole new world and has been so much better for me. There are new people to meet, you are treated like an adult, and there are so many more freedoms. Granted, sometimes I still feel like my peers are less mature than I am (I do not party or drink), but for the most part I absolutely LOVE college. However, I am still looking forward to life after college. It will be a bittersweet transition. I can't wait to have a dog of my own, a small apartment or house, the beginning of a career and eventually the start of a family. Its all very exciting and these years are going VERY fast. However, I will very much miss living at home and my pets there. I have a few years before I have to worry about that though. I will be a junior in college next year and then I'm hoping to do 4-6 years of med school.