What is college?
College is a social experiment for those who want to carry their education to higher levels. You are put into a room with a complete stranger (or more) and are expected to live with them for the rest of the year. Things could go terribly bad or unexpectedly well. College is also stepping way outside of you comfort zone of social acceptance. If you aren’t accepting of who other people are, you aren’t going to make friends. You have to leave your family and best friends at home and live a new life. There aren’t many other chances where you can start on a clean slate.
Going to college can accomplish the social experiment as well as the academic side. Although it may be great to not have your parents on you about doing your homework, it leads to vulnerability to failure. Responsible decisions need to be made in order to succeed academically and socially. College can either be a multi thousand dollar drinking spree or it could give you a chance in the real world.
To be a college student takes a lot of responsibility as well as maturity. You can either accept the fact that people are going to be different or you can judge everyone in front of you. You need to have the authority of doing your work and studying for your classes as well. This is the first time you are so independent, you might as well make the best of it.
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