What is life like at a big traditional college or university?

I'm going to college this fall, but I'm afraid and still can't believe it. How is life in the University?

• I was admitted as a transfer by one of my top choices, which is Ohio University (Athens) and... I still can't believe it! I'm like, in negation or something, and it prevents me to be happy :/ When I applied, I was so convinced I wanted to go, I was very exited to study there because my current college doesn't have art history, which is what I thought I wanted to study, and I still do, but... I also now want to continue taking the prerequisite courses for pharmacy (I was a biology major here) and study pharmacy after (which I consider to give me chances of a secure job, more than art history)... I live outside of the US, and in my current college I didn't leave home because it's only like 40 min away from my house and where I live no college has dorms; just apartments that students can rent if they live too far. I am very afraid to leave because I have never been on an airplane in my whole life and I have never been away from home. Ever. And I still can't feel the reality that I was indeed accepted and I can go to one of those dream-like USA colleges that are sooo big and you can live there and all.. The fact that has me more scared is that I'm very shy, and I don't have a liscence and I've never used buses or any public transportation, so I don't know how I'm going to get around :/ Here I usually get around in my sister's car with her driving or my mom or friends, but I rarely ever drive, since I don't have a liscence... Even if I get a drivers liscence here, I will have to get one in Ohio, right? And then get a used car? I have no idea what to do about that... Maybe I can learn to use the public transportation there and just use public transportation while I study or while I get used to it. Also, the other thing that has me scared is the bathrooms! Do you share the bathroom in the dorms? Can somebody give me an insight of how college life is like? And how is Ohio? I've never even been there, I'm going to go there to see it this early summer with my mom, though. I'm afraid, but I can't let the opportunity to study in the US to pass me by, when in here I just have to study what is available, and in there I can study something I like... (srry for the long details..)

• Answer:

  University life is great.. I think for me it is the freedom and the meeting of many new people. Usually a university holds around 3000-4000 students so you will never get tired of meeting new friends,also there are jobs you can get on campus that are fun while they help build up your experience as a worker they help you earn extra cash on the side...Yes sometimes there are private bathrooms in which 2 rooms share bathroom then there are co-ed showers....If you get your license where your at now only thing you will have to do is take your license to the other state and they will transfer them without you taking the test again.,Public Transportation/Buses OKay I took them you can save up and buy a car