by Bobby Coles

Created on: July 27, 2009   Last Updated: May 07, 2012

Fear can lead a person down many unwanted paths. If you are suffering any fears, it is of the utmost importance to conquer these fears immediately. During your college years, especially when you are a freshman, fears are rampant.

These fears typically arise out of your newly gleaned independence, responsibility, accountability, and freedom. Structure has vanished, and chaos is running amok.

Your fears need to be dealt with in a healthy manner before they manifest themselves in an unpleasant manner. College fears are typically based upon grades, money, relationships, loneliness and homesickness.

Conquering freshman fears can be challenging, unless the fears are well determined and manageable. Many fears stem from the ignorance of a given situation. Getting to know the college prior to September is a great idea.

During your final year of high school, you should make the trek out to the college several times, preferably during each season, so that you can get an accurate assessment of the surroundings, and what to expect when you get there.

These visitations can help you to alleviate some fears, since the place will become more recognizable in due time. If you take someone with you, you can then give them a tour of the areas you are familiar with, and then you will be conquering your fears by addressing them directly.

Prior to your first semester, find out who from your high school will be attending the same college. Make some plans to attend freshman orientation activities together, so as to combat the fear of not making any new friends.

This linking up can also be done on social networking sites, such as Facebook, which may have groups devoted to freshman study at a particular college.

Fear and anxiety are the body's preternatural response to the unknown. As a college freshman, fear will run rampant through your mind, causing you undue stress on your body. A college freshman needs to conquer these fears before they get the upper-hand and ruin not only the school year, but the person as well.

As a high school senior, you should have been making the transition go smoothly, so that college was not a major shock all at once. In order to conquer these fears, you must first acknowledge them, and learn why they are prevalent. You need to take ownership over your fears, facing them with a courageous and uncommon valor.

The key is to tackle one fear at a time, so they do not seem so overwhelming. Once you have determined a fear, confront it with all of your might,

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