College Is The Best Four Years Of One 's Life

Coming to college as an adult, we have many expectations and preconceptions of what college will or will not be. The expectations we have can influence our college life for the better or the worse. My experience since starting college has been an interesting one. People have misconceptions about college because they do not know what to expect. After doing some research, I have concluded that there are three major factors that are often misunderstood about college life. The first is the financial aspect of college. Second, is the relationship between the professors and students. Third is time management. These three factors play an important role in why people are afraid to go down the path to college.

College is an exciting time with plenty of challenges and difficulties. The ones who can overcome these challenges and difficulties will be the ones who get the most out of college and their degree. In my paper I will talk about what a degree means to me personally and professionally. I will also talk about different things I struggle with so far in college and different ways I can improve these difficulties, as well as how I feel about the CSI report that we took and how I believe it compares to me personally.

Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle in their book “Rereading America” feel that commencing college is a very disturbing experience. So many things we have to deal while starting college, but the major challenges are expanded difficulty levels and higher expectation which we are not familiar over the years of high school. In order to solve this issue, we have to remodel ourselves by taking up the challenge and rethink about our strength and flaws. To succeed in college we need to be mentally strong and dedicated towards our goal.

She recalls the struggles, the fun, her failures and even her success in the end (Harding, 2011). The personal story shows the real road it takes with decisions we make “when entering college, Harding wrote that she began college because she felt it was expected of her”(Harding, 2011). College students often make choices based on what they perceive as pressure to do so by others like councilors, parents and even society. They enter college thinking this is what my plan should look like and not making choices that are the best for them. Harding said that in the end “ we all become graduates of one of the finest universities in the world- and already, nobody much cared how we got there”(Harding,2011). To me this shows that even if you pass by the skin of your teeth, you can still fail in the end. A diploma is not the end result that maters the most. Students need to choose colleges that appeal to their needs and goals and not just go to get a diploma. If students spend no time studying weather boarded or not liking their studies, then what difference does the diploma make in the end. Students would just have a degree that often goes unused in life but the costs is ever mounting to these students. The financial cost, the cost of failure, loss of energy and time, causes many students to never finish their education or even to avoid going in the

“In fall 2016, some 20.5 million students are expected to attend American colleges and universities, constituting an increase of about 5.2 million since fall 2000” (National Center for Education Statistics). That number seems to be rising each and ever year, and it almost seems as students feel like they have to go to college directly after high school. Maybe it is because they feel that they have to fit in, even if college is not for them. Although some students attend college for academics, sports, and other reasons, some students attend college for no apparent reason; with that in mind, students should take into consideration the time and money that is put into going to college.

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

College is a chance to be free and is a bridge between the real world and school. I’m an adult and expected to behave as such; I make my own choices where I have to decide what is important to me. I have an opportunity to learn how the world works, to explore the limitless possibilities and a chance to admire how vast knowledge can be. College will change my life in the way that I can develop life skills outside academics, to be fully

The author was inspired to write this essay because he experienced college the same way all freshmen will experience college. He went through the same exact struggles that they are bound to go through at some point in it, so he was motivated to help them survive school and stick with it no matter how tough it gets. He consistently emphasizes how magnificent the rewards are if one finishes all of college.

Acceptance rate is one of the more prominent issues. For example, Stanford, a well known college, has a 5.1 percent admission rate according to their very own website. Furthermore out of the 42,167 applicants of freshmen fall 2014 only 2,145 were accepted. Other colleges with very low acceptance rates include: San Diego State University with 34.5 acceptance rate, UCLA with 18.2 percent, Cal Poly with 34.5 percent, and UC Berkeley with a 17 percent acceptance rate. Many of these colleges also want students who actively participate in school activities and “embrace” high school, someone who was the president of three different clubs, worked during the school year, and has a 3.6+ GPA. As you can see, college is very difficult and demanding. Not only is getting accepted one of the many flustering tasks, but graduating college is also a progressing drawback. Only 63 percent of students who enroll in a four year university will earn a degree, and it will take them an average of six years to do so. The other 37 percent will either drop out of college before finishing or flunk out of their programs (USA Today). Students are dropping out because of the difficulties of college and losing all their money on classes they are failing- money that could be put towards a house, a car, or insurance-more vital belongings in the real

State budget cuts in California have resulted in class cuts at universities and colleges, decreasing the amount of available enrollment space for students. As a result, students are constantly struggling to register for classes, increasing their chances of retaining for a fifth year. Post-graduates are also further presented with complications, particularly in the job market. Findings show that only half of post-graduates will attain job positions in which will actually utilize their earned bachelor’s degrees. Graduate school has thus become increasingly more necessary than a high school diploma and bachelor’s degree, whereas years ago both seemed sufficient enough to maintain decent livings. As mentioned in the New York Times, “more than sixty percent of those who graduated in the last five years say they will need more formal education to be successful”(Rampell). Thus, college students in California are constantly seeking a competitive edge over their peers in order to keep up with such demands. Students, whom are the primary users, also hold different opinions regarding the issue. Essentially, the majority acceptance or disproval of such abusive behavior determines whether or not the issue is a big deal or not on campus. Students are more prone to trying things with the support of their peers.

For most students college is considered the capstone of education; to reach that stage students construct a non real essay that has no real-world implications. Julia Ryan creates this essay to inform students that college’s should not be considered as an end goal of education, but instead be used to gain more experience and branch out to learn new things, this is shown through the ineffectiveness admission essays, relatable examples, and metaphors that are presented throughout the essay.

Graduating college can be one of the best investments any individual can venture in. When one looks at the benefits, students are driven and motivated to complete their college career, in order to obtain their degree. The benefits are apparent: students who graduate have greater annual earnings, lower poverty rate, the likelihood of being employed is higher, one is able to retire earlier, and the chance of being healthy and happy are greater. It is obvious, college dramatically changes one’s life for the best. Although, college does not come easy to all students, and every student has a different experience. It is the chancellor 's role to make each student’s experience as pleasant and comfortable as possible, guaranteeing support and resources for students in college campuses.

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Television and movies portray college to be one big party with lots of kegs and girls who go crazy. While there is that, the main reason for college is to academically evolve and get a higher education. Without the necessary grades, one cannot stay in college. High school graduates tend to forget about this requirement and focus on the partying more than the studying. For example, at the University of Tampa it is required for most majors that students maintain a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) if they wish to stay in the institution. There has been the case where students cannot keep up with this lifestyle, juggling between schoolwork and excessive partying; forcing them to drop out during their first two semesters. According to Reuters: “The United States has the highest dropout rate in the

Now that I am reaching the end of my undergraduate career I feel like it’s fit to reflect on how far i’ve come and some high and low points during this time of my life. Some people may say that these four years of college are the most wonderful times of their life, and for the most part that is correct. But there is this whole other part of college life that is super stressful and even scary. During this paper I will address my personal development and how certain experiences played a role in those developments. Even though I feel like i’ve grown a lot and have developed and learned new things, I have run into some issues. Those issues being family/culture, social and emotional growth, intellectual growth, values and beliefs, citizen and community member.