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Honesty I don't feel like I struggled with the transition to college. I was so happy to leave my hometown for Bryn Mawr and I've always been reminded of life lessons by my father so going in a different direction as my friends seemed natural. Money is ALWAYS a transition I suppose unless someone has the means to pay full tuition. But the finances seem so distant, back in Battle Creek in my parents' hands. I'm not in that comfortable position where I know my education is paid off but I'm not that student who works endless hours to be able to help pay off tuition. I'm stuck in the middle.  Making friends was never fear either. And any college that came with prestige and got me out Michigan was fine with me. I'm explaining every choice because as I'm writing all this I'm also explaining this to myself. When I read the poll question...my mind went blank. I really could not relate to any of these choices and picking other (you define) made it even more undefinable... I guess the only transition that i saw difficult is highschool to college. I believe I fit in rather well with college atmosphere but at times I see myself as I was in highschool...always trying to cut corners. I guess I'm a contradiction because I'm a perfectionest as well as a procrastinator. I make projects aesthetically rich but behind the glitter the depth in which I go to study and research and understand is always last-minute and fast.  It got me several awards from back home, it got me friends, it got me to Bryn Mawr, but I believe later on I will find out I can't talk my way out of everything. I think that is my biggest challenge...ending old habits.