The Importance Of Being A College Student

During their high school career, students may begin to question the importance of a college education. They might find themselves asking, “Why is it important to go to college?” The answer is that, more than ever, attending college provides opportunities for graduates which are not as widespread to those who have not received a higher education.

Going into college is one of the most important phases, for most of the students; college life decides how they are going to be for the rest of their life. And for many going into college are one of the most exciting times and many of the students look forward to it, it is the most exciting period for any students. Coming into college each student have their own view on how to spend their time in college some are there to study some to have fun and some for the sake of their parents.

Going through college I have really learned to appreciate what my high school teachers really did for me. They gave me the neccesary skills to succeed in the next level. College has been nothing like I could imagine. The workload has remained the same, but a lot of things have changed. There are a huge lack of social interactions with othere students. And the teacher to student interaction is minuscule. I believe my current history teacher could learn a thing or two from my previous history teacher about how to produce a productive and just already fun place to learn.

to take care of themselves as well as how to broaden their horizons in their tedious studying

High school seniors have many choices to make. One important choice is whether or not to go to college. Harvard as the first college founded in 1636. At this point only 4% of young people attended college (Anderberg, Jeremy. “Is College for Everyone?). As of 2013 there are about 14 million students enrolled in a 4 year institutions, and that number is expected to jump to around 20 million in the next few years (Anderberg, Jeremy. “Is College for Everyone?). College is hard and is not for everybody, but is it worth it? A college education is worth it in many ways it will lead you to success, way easier than a high school diploma. A college education gets you better financial success, gives you a much healthier life and greater success, and college graduates have more and better employment opportunities.

College Education is an institution of higher learning. Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States; it started in 1636. Colleges began to be established for two reasons. First, most were founded by religious denominations. Second, colleges were the pride of the community evoked by the revolution, the strange American pursuit of progress, and migration to the west. However, some people are against college education because many college graduates are employed in jobs that do not require college degrees, a college degree is no guarantee of workplace benefits, and college stress can lead to health problems and other negative consequences. College Education should be important through life because

Is college education worth it with the associated costs of rising tuition and student debt? That’s a puzzling question for those student who is hesitating to attend college after graduated from high school. Some students praise that college education has a high return as an investment in future as some complain that many college graduates are employed in jobs that do not require college degrees. In my view, college graduates make more money, have more and better opportunities, and could learn interpersonal skill. Nelson Mandela, a former president of South Africa states, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world, especially the higher education.” His point is that higher education is a power for us to surmount the peak of mountain as well as provide a better quality of life. Thus college education is worth it in today’s marketplace (Williams).

The importance of getting a college degree is centered around society's view on telling students that it is the right way to go. The biggest reason college is not an option for some people because of the student debt. In order to attend college, most students must take out student loans. “As of June 2016, about 42 million Americans owed $1.3 trillion in student debt,” (Is a College Education). Also, the debt can cause students to go out and waste their college degrees. For example, when students graduate they live with their parents and also delay relationships. Even though college can cause students to have debt, going to college is worth the cost because of the ability to learn new skills, have financial and career benefits, and the ability to self-improve.

Is a college education really worth it? According to the Institute for College Access and Success, students who borrow graduate with an average debt of $29,000 for a bachelor's degree. In 2014, 69 percent of graduates had student loan debt, and from 2004 to 2014, the average college debt grew at more than double the rate of inflation.

“Those of us who don’t want a prime job are called the lost generation” (Gordon) This lost generation consists of actors, artists, mechanics, and musicians. With these careers in mind, is college necessary for everyone? Because there are other options, like a trade school, artistry, or starting a business, college might not be the best option for everyone. Debt, uncertainty, and failure rates are high all reasons a college education is not necessary for everyone.

In modern sociality, college life become very popular, and it let everyone else has a college experiences, but this experience is existing dispute. A part of people believed that college still the best choice and same as a kind of investment, which pay the money for the knowledge, by give them a platform to getting a good job. Other part of people does not agree with it, because of college cost lots of money and provide huge debts for students and give them life stress without have a good income. In my opinion, I believed that college life is not necessary, because of three reasons; college life cost lots of money for no income of college student and let them incur huge debts; also after students graduate from college, no one could guarantee that they can find a good job with a good income; and college life might waste your time.

Many high schools seniors ask themselves this while filling out college applications. Since it was the traditional thing that had to be done by all of them to apply into college and go to college, it was an expectation. As a senior, one is always told that college is the way to go, and some even motivate the individual more when they are the first to attend college. Going to college is what is expected by all parents and teachers, on the other hand one doesn't have to go to college, because, it isn't for everyone, college debt, and some may decide to get a job or go to the military.

For more students entering college is full of fear and an anxiety experience. Most students have sleepless nights just thinking about how their future is going to be, and what path they should take. Furthermore, students will fear of not seeing the same familiar faces they have seen for the past four years in high school, but college is nothing to be afraid about. College is taking a huge step to make everyone’s future brighter, excel to become someone in life, and also administrating on what type of person they want to be.

To become successful, we have to learn for ourselves. By we I mean college students and students that about to enter college. College is a new environment in which we are given a form of self responsibility that we have never experienced before. Many parents realize this, but not every parent wants to give their child the freedom that comes along with college. Parents may think they are doing a great job by watching their kids every move, solving their problems for them, and making sure their grades are where they need to be, but their not. “Helicopter parents” are correlated with their kids having poor mental health which is leading to depression, fear of failure, and failure to cope with the new situations they are encountering every day. Parent’s need to learn to let go of their kids and let them face the new amenities of college on their own.

Being a college student is often stressful and overwhelming a vast majority of the time. Sometimes, the best remedy is to find a comfortable space to release all of the nerves. There are very few spaces where one can accomplish a multitude of things, from studying to clearing your mind to a good napping place. The Honor Court located inside of the Arboretum is the perfect place for all of those things. This place is unique on its own accord; it’s a natural structure of rock but it is taken and transformed by man into fountains, benches, and a beautiful gazebo with leaves covering it giving such a naturally comforting feel. When sitting there, an abundance of sounds can be heard, from the birds chirping and people walking around going about their lives solitarily and yet all together. At all times of the day, the sun can be felt beating down with its rays radiating off of the waterfall creating shadows through the leaves. This is the perfect place to go to occupy one’s own thoughts while taking in all that the university has to offer. Surrounded by nature and the older buildings of campus, The Honor Court is an unequaled place to go for the solitude of your own companionship but not closing off from the rest of the world; the perfect way to detach yourself from the problems of the outside but allowing yourself to not completely withdraw from it and the only space that each person can transform entirely to their own specifications.