I was inspired very much by this text, and I am also undergoing a similar change in my self-confidence, for example I used to be very paranoid and think people would trick me and make fun of me, but I'm getting better now. =)
Could you please tell more about that first day in college? It would be interesting to know more about what happened, I was thinking of doing something similar when I begin college, although I have one year in high school left.