Whether you agree or not or your experience was this or not, these are my reasons/advantages for why I think you should go to college.
1. When your relatives or friends ask you what you're doing after high school or doing now, when you say going to college, no one looks at you like you're some kind of failure or asks you to explain in detail why it is you aren't choosing to go to college.
2. Your parents will love to brag about you being in college (even if you aren't doing well, lol).
3. For most people, this is the first time you are able to live by yourself and/or just not have to deal with your parents all day long.
4. You can always (try) to use the fact that you need to study for some major exam as an excuse to get out of work on a Sunday.
5. You can always also use the "I need to study" excuse on your parents, friends, and relatives whether you really do or don't, to get out of doing whatever it is they want you to do.
6. You can take weird and interesting classes you can't believe are real.
7. Most people meet at least one lifelong friend in college.
8. Most people meet their future spouse in college.
9. College parties...
10. The after parties....
11. The after after parties...
12. Knowing that what you are doing is most likely increasing your earning potential in the future.
13. There are always groups of people up at 3am in the morning like its a normal day at 10 in the morning doing fun, weird, or interesting things.
14. Enjoying the benefits of a campus meal plan.
15. Getting discounts for everything with your college ID especially on food, attractions, your cell phone bill, computers, computer programs, and even on Amazon.
16. Having...a college ID.
17. You can save on travel with college discounts and there are certain hotels for traveling students which are far cheaper then regular hotel fair.
18. Wearing pj's to class (at least once, just because you can).
19. Discount health insurance.
20. All night study cram sessions for finals that will become legendary.
21. Roomates: Either you'll love yours or you'll have some really great stories to tell.
22. College pranks and prank wars.
23. Finding your way, and being able to find and do something you are really passionate about.
24. Getting to know a professor that shares your passion for your educational field and inspires you, and even puts in a good word in a recommendation for you.
25. Not having to explain or justify to anyone why you just need to take this one day off this week.
26. Chilling out on the lawn in the quad.
27. Decorating your dorm room and hall.
28. Joining a great college club/union you love because you want to and enjoy it, rather than just doing it to put it on your application.
29. Meeting different people from across the country and world.
30. Graduating and walking away with a diploma you can use to find a good job.
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Yes, there are plenty of benefits to go to college, but college isn't for everyone. I am a college student and I already know this.
"When your relatives or friends ask you what you're doing after high school or doing now, when you say going to college, no one looks at you like you're some kind of failure or asks you to explain in detail why it is you aren't choosing to go to college." It is none of their business. Just because someone doesn't go to college it doesn't mean they are a failure. College is expensive and not everyone can afford to go. Yeah sure there is financial aid and loans, but it may not be enough and they may not want to pay thousands of loans later on. College may not be the path they want to take. I don't know why anyone should have to explain their life choices in detail.
"All night study cram sessions for finals that will become legendary."
Cramming is so painful. You need sleep. This is not a benefit. College has helped me to be more organized in order to avoid this.
I hope you understand that there are drawbacks as well.
1. Try not to take this so completely seriously. I've listed decorating your dorm room. This is hardly the hardcore analysis of whether or not its better to go to college or not.
2. The first thing you quoted is what I have found generally to be true. A lot of things are no one's business but you're own, but you can't control what people think or are thinking about you, let alone saying about you.
3. Cramming can be crazy, and sure I, and many others could have used more sleep, but I still graduated with honors and still crammed. There are more ways than one to find success.
4. To everything in life, there are drawbacks, but that wasn't the title of the piece. When I was 16 and trying to convince my parents to borrow their car, I didn't list the 20 reasons I might get in an accident, I accentuated the positive. Did my parents know and I know there were drawbacks, of course, but everything doesn't need to be negative or untrue or true for every single person.
This is the stupidest thing I've ever read. College is something that should be taken seriously not some sociological circle jerk device. No wonder education in the WEST is so undervalued.
I graduated from college with honors, thank you very much. You can take something seriously and have fun while doing it. It's all about how you manage your time and obviously not partying or hanging out when you have huge exams or papers or a lot of work that needs to be done. Geeze how do you live your life, head to the ground not experiencing anything at all unless its serious.. don't think so.
There is a distinct difference between graduating from a program where you do where you are told and maturing into a citizen.
Okay, great talk. LOL.
I cannot believe you graduated... They'll let anyone through for the right price.
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7-11 Nope for me. The benefits I guess for me are just working towards my career and a nice gym I don't have to pay a crap load for each month to workout at.