Moving in day at Bay Path College

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) - They're filled with anticipation but secretly scared that they won't succeed. They're the freshman class getting settled on college campuses throughout western Massachusetts.

Arriving freshmen at Bay Path College in Longmeadow shared their feelings with 22News, as they begin this new chapter in their lives.

Their families helped out with the moving ritual but beyond that the hundreds of Bay Path freshmen will be on their own.

Many are far from home which only increases the pressure and apprehension about the future that comes with entering college.

One incoming student told 22News what's running through her mind. “The only thing I'm nervous about is my time management. I know it's really important. I know it's really important in college. I'm just hoping I can get everything done, It's a new experience for a whole bunch of girls and learn on time so we don't mess up,” said Kammy Nghiem
a Bay Path College freshman.

They know their parents are literally banking on how well they do in college, since tuition these days are not to be taken lightly.

Another newcomer to the Longmeadow campus told 22News, she wants her parents to feel that money has been well spent. “It's very nerve wracking. I'm terrified. Sometimes excited and others being distracted, really helps. I just don't want to fail, I really want to succeed, I have a really big future ahead of me and I want to accomplish,” said Bay Path College freshman Lana Bibi.

These scenes are being repeated on college campus all over the Pioneer valley. Their parents have high expectations for them, but no higher than the goals they've set for themselves.