Without your faith, college has the potential to be a very intimidating and lonely place.” There will be incredible resources and people there to help you find a home away from home. Coming into college, I was confident in my ability to keep my faith, and maintain my daily spiritual routines and relationship with Christ.” I was blessed enough to find my faith at an early age. “My faith is very strong and has remained unaltered for my entire life. Molly: Washington State University, Elementary Education Major And even if you don’t want to go to church at your college town, find a friend who understands your faith’s values and reach out to them when you need prayer, support, etc.” “I would feel a bit weird giving advice in something I’m having a hard time doing myself but I guess this is the advice I need to hear also, and that would be: find a church you’re comfortable with and someone to hold you accountable to go. Freshman year I was a part of YoungLife, so I tried that. “If I’m being honest with myself, I haven’t been successful about a lot in terms of keeping my faith in college. It’s also hard when your friends don’t regularly go to church.” There are a lot of different churches and finding a church that fits is something that is hard to do on your own.
I’ve also had a hard time keeping my faith just because I haven’t really found a church that feels like home at school in Lawrence. I have class Monday – Friday and work a job in the evenings three days a week. “It’s been hard keeping my faith just because I’m busy. Hallie: University of Kansas, Strategic Communications Major Also, every time you need to feel confident or feel blessed, look to your faith.” Count your blessings and know that beyond everything, faith is never going to let you down no matter in what degree you practice it.
“My advice is to step back from time to time and reflect on how you got to your current position. I’m not very religious but I do have faith and when things become difficult I just look for comfort in my faith before I can go back and face difficulties head on.” “I’ve kept my faith by stepping back when things get really difficult and look to my faith in order to gain confidence and the courage to keep going. College is a difficult time for a person both mentally and emotionally I end up working harder and harder on college coursework and tend to disregard my faith.” “It’s been hard to keep faith because of how fast work builds up in college. Rahul: University of Southern California, Human Biology Major Keeping your faith while attending classes, making friends and getting used to living on your own is hard! Whether you’re starting college this fall or you’re almost done with your degree, here are four college students’ perspectives on keeping your faith in college. Transitioning to college life can be overwhelming and scary for everyone.
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