Some people go to college because that's what's expected of them from their parents or society; others because they want to get a better job. For some, a successful college experience might simply consist of getting their degree. For others, they might want to have more of an 'Animal House' type experience before they feel that they've gotten everything. Either way, each persons' view on college and the experience that ensues will shape them and their future for the rest of their life, and they can't change that.
What do you expect and/or hope to get from this experience? What do you think would be indicative of your time, money, and energy having been well-spent? Why?
I hope to get a great group of friends that I can keep in touch with even after we've graduated, and that my time spent here will help me get a job when I graduate. I think that in order to show that your resources have been well-spent, you have to not only bring something to the environment, but take and learn things as well. We're built with two ears and only one mouth for a reason- let's use it.
What is most in your self-interest (having power over others, learning how to discern truth, etc.)?
When I graduate, I don't want to think of myself as being successful because I have a power over people, or that they feel they have to respect me because I have however many letters after my name (Ph. D., etc). I want people to be able to respect me for who I am, how I act when I'm in a social situation where I have the power, but don't take advantage of that. I want people to feel comfortable around me because they feel I am down to earth, because they feel that they can trust me, not because I have the power over them. I feel that I could achieve that by learning and practicing having an open mind, listening to others ideas and honestly consider them. I could achieve that by seeking the truth through curiosity questions. That is more in my self-interest than being able to force someone to listen to me because I wouldn't want to be forced to do something any more than I have to be, and I feel that most power trips could have been prevented.
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Okay, but presumably anywhere you spend a significant chunk of your life you're going to make friends. So, friends are going to happen no matter where you are; what if you were able to get a good paying job without going to college, would there be any good reason for going to college under these circumstances?
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