Ashley,

Welcome to the forums! First, congrats on this accomplishment. Take a little time and think about all the hard work and effort you've put into reaching this point in your life. You should be very, very proud!

Along with the other suggestions, this came to mind. I don't know if you'll be staying in a dormatory, or an offsite apartment or whatever. But fill it with things that are familiar to you. Pillows, posters, stuffed animals, trinkets. You name it, bring it. Having familiar things around can make a transition like this much easier. And don't hesitate to call mom and dad a lot at first until you start to feel a little more comfortable. And you can come here and post, we'll be glad to help you thru as much as we can!

You can do this, it'll be rough for awhile, but you'll be OK.

Keep writing,
Greg