As exciting as it is to finally be in college, it is understandably stressful as well. Before you completely melt down about having to use a public shower, dealing with your new roommate sleeping in the nude or eating whatever Sodexo whipped up that day, take a moment and relax with your favorite high school-era movies.
Are you even properly throwing back to high school if you don’t watch “High School Musical”? Not only does this movie have the boppiest songs and young Zac Efron, but it’s also a great reminder to try something new. College is all about new experiences. So, take a page from Troy Bolton’s book and go out and do something you’ve never done before, whether it be trying out an intramural sport, joining a new club or auditioning for a play at your university. You never know, it could be the start of something new.
One of the biggest apprehensions about starting college can be making new friends. Fortunately, “The Breakfast Club” is a great movie to watch if you are worried about that. Though Claire, John, Allison, Andrew and Carl met in detention, there are a ton of more rule-following opportunities to meet people in college. Though you may not meet the kind of people from your old high school crowd, college is all about meeting new people, whether it be a freak or a princess. Some good places to start are in the classrooms, by joining a club or by simply asking to sit with someone in the dining hall. If you’re struggling with approaching people though, just think of your dorm building as a sort of “detention” and go from there.
Being a college student is stressful, but being a princess who just discovered her new-found royalty is debatably more so. For those students who are starting to feel the newfound pressures that entering college brings, watch this movie to be reminded that this is definitely not the end of the world, but instead the beginning of something exciting, and dare I say, magical? Change can be stressful, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a bad thing. Hopefully by watching this classic high school-era movie, you will not only be reminded of how awkward you looked in high school and to text your old friends, but that entering college is also an exciting new chapter of your life. Side note, if you are somehow already stressing about post-college plans, check out the sequel, “Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Wedding,” because at least you don’t have to run a whole country after college.
BONUS: “To All the Boys I Loved Before”
If you’re simply feeling down in the dumps and need a movie to cheer you up, Netflix’s “To All the Boys I Loved Before,” is a great film to start with. Wholesome, inclusive and filled with rad style, this film is sure to lift your spirits.
