While we can certainly resonate with the persistent feelings of fear and anxiety due to COVID-19, something nobody on the opinion staff can fully understand is how entering college during this unprecedented reality feels. What it means to be a college student, our awareness of the impact we have on our surrounding communities, and our obligation to surrounding residents have expanded for the better, but they have become more complex as well. As Black Lives Matters protests spread across the nation, we have been forced to confront essential questions of what matters beyond academic success and immediate approval. College is often presented to us as a magical place of opportunity and freedom, and with remote learning, we can only assume how it must feel to have a “reward” like this seemingly ripped away.