WAAAAAAAAAAAAIT A MINUTE, IS COLLEGE ENOUGH?

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                    Now here is a question you very rarely hear asked. Is college good enough? Will I have the necessary skills? Is just college enough for my chosen career? Everyone or majority of us are here because we were told to come here. Some of us never really thought about the question of is this enough? In my personal opinion, I believe in college and beyond! Yes, getting a degree is good, but it is really just the first step! In the article Why Your College Degree Is Not Enough, it states how having a degree really does not set you apart from anyone else.  I totally agree with this statement. Think about how many people will be going out for the same exact positions as you with the same degree. photocredit:photopin.com What will set you apart? EXPERIENCE. Internships are everywhere. You have to have the ambition to go out and find them, because in this day and age, that piece of paper we are working so hard for has to have more behind it than the school it came from. 

    Now I'm not saying that our degrees are completely worthless. I am just saying that it is the first stepping stone. While we are here though, we must do our best to excel or we won't even have a degree. photocredit:photopin.com

                 

                     Although studies from the article When C's Become A's show that people who study less earn the higher grades, does NOT mean that is true for everyone. Some proffesors could be just giving you a grade to benefit them more than you. Where am I going with this? Do your best to get your degree! A degree really is not going to be worth anything if you did not put forth the effort and hard work. Not only will you know it, but your future employers as well. You cannot ask the question "Is college good enough for me?" when you slack on your studies and assignments. No one wants to just "get by" in the world. We all want to be the best for ourselves. 

        So you have the grades so far, internships in mind, but what else can college provide? I am only a freshman in college. I do not yet know what all college has to offer for me besides the academics and job opportunities around campus. What about when it comes to who we are as people right now though? Will we change for the better or worse? I believe that college ultimately makes us more well rounded people in general. We are hit with so many different experiences and different people from all around the United States and the world. photocredit:photopin.com

            What should you do? Embrace it. Embrace Growth And Change states how a usually shy student may go back home more confident in themselves. Out in the "real world" you will be faced with many different types of situations and people. College can ultimately prepare you for that if you are able to take in everything the right way. Now there may be some bad habits we need to break before getting out into the workplace. According to The Bad Habits You Learn In School, most of us have the "must get an A" attitude. That attitude can impair us from learning from our failures. Remember to drop this habit and reflect on your failures. Do not settle. Ask your proffesors what you can do to be a better student and ultimately a better person. Again, you can not ask the question "Is college good enough," if you are not putting in effort in what you feel you deserve. 

So ultimately, is college really (good) enough? Of Course!

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                    Yes, it has it's ups and downs to it, but HELLO what doesn't? It is all about what you do with your time here and how you go about handling your business. If you feel like you deserve more out of something or a subject, then find better. No one can stop you from prospering but yourself and your fears. Make College Count! 8 Ways to get the Most out of Your First Year, shows ways how college is more than just a degree. Everything ultimately lands on you and what you accomplish while you are here and even when you graduate.