As a first year student in college, there is a lot to take in and adjust to. Such things that must be adjusted to include social skills and meeting new people, handling and maintaining a healthy economic balance, and as well as keeping up with academics and keeping a healthy diet. All of these adjustments are impacted by the new environment that college brings. Being on your own and being independent is a lot to handle and adjust to, especially in an environment that is new. Being around other peers that are going through the same thing is not easy, because it then takes more than just yourself to cope and adjust to the new environment. There are many ways that a new environment can affect, challenge and impact a first-year college student in many negative ways. These challenges cannot be avoided and are very prominent in being independent not only in college, but later in life as well. Two challenges that go hand in hand together are physical and emotional issues. One way that the new college environment can affect a first-year student physically is the abundance of food that is readily available at all times of the day and night. With such fattening food and the large amounts that are available, it results in over eating and an intake of way more calories that is considered the healthy daily amount. With that being said, there is a little saying called the “freshman 15”, which is referring to first-year college students who don’t handle their eating habits well, theoretically resulting in a gain of 15 pounds during the year. Studies have shown that an average student gains between 3 to 10 pounds during their first two years of college, however most of that is from the tough adjustment during the first few semesters. The saying “freshman 15” may be true for some, but college is all about temptations and the ability to have the will power to resist the temptations of going back for seconds, thirds, fourths in the dining hall, eating an unhealthy amount, also most likely on an unhealthy eating schedule as well. One commonality between most college students, not only first-year students, is the amount of food eaten at night. If one person were to eat chicken fingers with fries and a side of chip