I believe there are two phases of education in an individual lives. The first one being the elementary education which is necessary for his/her general awareness towards the world and also for the basics of any major that they will be learning in college.
College gives you immense opportunities to shape your life. Not just by choosing a major of your choice but also by giving you a chance to make up your identity. In college you are your own guardian and this is what makes an individual in charge of their own life. You have to make your own decisions based on your intellect and with courage. I stumbled upon a large variety of people in college ranging from geeks, bullies, scholars as well as creative minds. One has to come out the high school
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This might even lead an individual to become shy, reserved and boring, which is not at all good. But as soon as you enter college you realize that the world outside this pretentious bully oriented mentality is much more interesting and meaningful. So lke many others, I also felt at peace. I chose engineering as my major and when I saw the facilities available in the college it immediately appealed to me. But academics are just one part of your personality and I realized that quick enough after entering into college. Unlike my school days when I mostly used to focus on my studies, I understood the importance of socializing. I was away from home for the first time and this is what made me realize that studies are fine but you also need emotional support for a healthy existence. I felt a need to come out of the “frog in the well” zone. It’s good to be alone while you are try focus on a particular subject but it shouldn’t come in the way of your relationships. I learned this the hard way though. During my first semester I was in my high school zone only and I saw the result. My overall grades were not good as our curriculum involved a lot of extracurricular based grading system. I thought of what was wrong …show more content…
I took his words seriously and started to try mingling with people. It was not an easy step I must tell you. The first obstacle was to overcome my fear of “what people are going to think”. But I soon realized it is always better to speak and get criticised rather than not speaking at all because until and unless you are criticised you don’t get to know where you need to improve. But the most difficult part is to identify the RIGHT people. We all know that there are people who just don’t like others being progressive and deliberately try to sabotage your image. It is better to avoid them and keep a safe distance in future. Socializing doesn’t mean that you should have a plenty of people around you. It is more about having courage to make your point in front of people, be open to suggestions and new ideas. It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of friends,
College can lead you onto the path of success. It can be a great guide for you to start your career. In college, you learn about many things, which leads you to having more knowledge. College trains you to understand complex structures and thoughts, as well as helping you think
William Zinsser writes in the selection, “College Pressures” about the social, political, and economic pressures of going to a major university and how it encourages students uniformity and overachieving. Zinsser states numerous times when students ask for help to balance a normal life, while still satisfying the needs of themselves, their peers, and their parents. While he explains all of this, it is hard to believe that he is not only exposing a difficult situation, but also trying to bring change to this situation. Many times Zinsser explains how everyone wants to take the “right” road, which is the safe, easy choice for students to get them exactly where they want to go in a safe way. Even if that is truly not what they want to do, or what
Every day, multitudes of things are competing for our attention. Billboards line every street, commercials interrupt every enticing program, and our phones are constantly beckoning us to check them. And no, this is not the beginning of another trite piece of literature that is going to complain about how the growth of advertising and technological innovation is the decline of the human race. In fact, I embrace it. The world is changing, and with so much to be involved in, competition for our attention is healthy and necessary to keep things that we want to see accessible.
In a survey I recently read, students said they felt that if they didn’t go to college, their parents wouldn’t be proud of them or happy with them. Why pay thousands of dollars on an unwanted education just to make someone else happy? It is simply not worth it. Lastly, in an article I read recently, suicide was said to be the 2nd most common cause of death in college students. They often feel as if they are failures and that the only solution is to take their own life.
However, that does not mean I did not go through some sort of similar transformation. When I first came to this school I told myself that I was going to stick in my own lane and be this anti-social person. That did not last though as experiences here and even outside of my classroom experiences led to this type of change. Since the start of high school, I was this anxiety-riddled anti-social person. I had a very small group of friends and once I left high school for university that small group of friends dwindled drastically.
Socializing is a skill everyone must have. You may not be good at it, but you need it. " Somebody said because she's too fat, somebody because of the three flights of stairs, but I believe she doesn’t come out because she is afraid to speak English, and maybe this is so since she only knows eight words." (Document C).
Throughout the essay, Charles Murray stresses the idea that college is the wonderland of finding oneself and to find the career that one would want to follow for the rest of their lives. “College is seen as the open sesame to a good job and a desirable way for adolescents to transition to adulthood. Neither reason is as persuasive as it first appears.” Murray, C (2008) Practically spoken, this is not normally the case. College is a fair amount of work, much more work than one would normally acquire through any course of a high school or secondary school setting.
It also instills crucial skills like organization, self discipline and the ability to complete tasks from start to finish. In other words, college helps mold you into a more professional individual. Some may fear that they will attend four years of college but won’t graduate. In the article “Why College Isn’t for Everyone,” it’s simply stated that “...more than 40 percent of those attending four-year colleges full-time to fail to graduate...” (“Why College Isn’t for Everyone” 78).
Though there are many individuals who believe that college is not for everyone, attending college and getting a higher education can open the gates to many tremendous life changing opportunities such as becoming healthier, begin able to secure jobs, and earning more financially.
When I began my undergraduate education at Dickinson College I was unsure what I wanted to do with my life. But I knew from high school that I loved physics, so I took a class, and by the end of my first year I was able to confirm where I belonged. My time as a physics major at Dickinson has presented me with an abundance of opportunities to grow as both a person and as a student. The first time I experienced a class from the perspective of a teaching assistant, I knew I could not let my time in academia come to an end upon graduating. To see fellow students undertaking the same academic pursuits as I once had, and to be able to guide them in these pursuits, is nothing short of magic.
It has taken many years for people in society to break out of the norms and expectations of how to grow up and live in the world. A huge factor in this “revolution”: attending college. Whether it is taking a gap year to discover the world and the waiting opportunities, or simply running with it all after high school to work, attending college isn’t considered a given anymore. Now not all cases are the same for every person, therefore they can only decide what is the best path for them after high school. Still, the benefits of a being a college graduate will never be diminished.
College has long been lauded as an excellent preparatory measure for adult life. It is often viewed as a key step in finding a suitable career, establishing financial stability, and finding one’s sense of self. The push to attend college has grown immensely—so much so that college has arguably become a key part of the American dream. Higher education is the way to increase earning potential and become a well-rounded, cultured person—sometimes. While college can help with career readiness, financial security, and personal advancements, these effects have weakened over time, especially for certain groups of people.
Imagine that you have just graduated high school. You are more full of life, enthusiasm, and energy than you have ever been. Your four years of hard work have finally paid off, and now it is time for the next step. According to your parents, teachers, and just about every other authority figure in your life, college is that step. However, what if that did not have to be so?
Epilogue If I could live my life over again I would probably just, try to be more of a social person. When I am put in with a group of people it takes me a while to get used to them feel comfortable around them. I feel like this has caused me to miss out on a lot of opportunities and friendships. When I go to events where I must socialize with new people I tend to find one of my friends and follow them around like a lost puppy, and just stand behind the playing with my hands and standing quietly rarely making any comments to the conversation.
As people grow and get older, things change not only externally but internally as well. Through the journey of life we prepare ourselves for what is yet to come. Throughout Roush’s article, he mentions tips and ways to assist the transition into college easy yet enjoyable. “...the college experience (compared to the high school years) is supposed to be a crucial time for growing up…” When students prepare themselves for the transition to college, they must know quite a bit in order to successfully get prepared. During the preparation, they grow mentally.