Congrats you're in college now!
Once you get to your new school, be it a University or state school, the first thing you will have to do is pick your schedule. A lot of times when freshman arrive on campus they already have an idea of what they want their major to be. The school will send them towards the college within the University that holds their desired major. After waiting many hours in an office with a bunch of other eager new students an advisor will call them into a smaller room to discuss their first semester of classes.
But becareful not to confuse the advisor with your high school guidance counselor.
The academic advisors on collegiate campuses are nothing like guidance counselors, they are not there to empathize for you when classes get difficult, they are not there to talk to when you realize your major is nothing like what you want to do, they are simply there to convince you to take classes. And hard classes at that.
I learned quickly that my advisor did not understand me at all by the fact that she wanted me to take 3 extremely difficult courses my first semester of college. I went along with what she told me and eventually had to drop a course because I was so overwhelmed.
Guide Number 1: Sometimes the advice isn't always right.
Just because your advisor may tell you to pick certain classes because they have available spots does not necessarily mean you should. Try talking to older students, go online and see what sites like ratemyprofessor.com says, and think hard about how your personal work ethic is. If taking more than two core classes causes you to have anxiety then you should probably sit down with someone more understanding of your academic capabilities, like your mom or your classmate from high school, and have them help you decide your classes.
Remember college is supposed to be difficult but it's not supposed to stress you out. Make your first semester more enjoyable, after all you do have to get acclimated to the new campus, new friends, and being away from home.
jacobvanloon