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How has your experience in college impacted your life? College students come from many different backgrounds...what experiences or common ground do all students share?

Answer 1

Entering college is a terrifying and an overwhelming experience. It’s a case of when the fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all. We don’t know if we adjust to a place where every single student has to stand on their own two feet and take responsibility for our education and future.

This transition from high school to college is the most significant in our lives. During my first semester, I did feel slightly overwhelmed by the college experience. But I began to become comfortable when I connected with other students. They might have been from a different state or country, but they have the same problems and fears as I did.

For most students who go to college, the increase in their lifetime earnings far outweighs the costs of their education. That’s a powerful argument for college. But more income is by no means the only positive outcome you can expect. The knowledge, fulfillment, self-awareness, and broadening of horizons that come from a college experience can transform your life and the lives of those around you in other equally valuable ways. More security, better health, closer family and stronger community are the real value of a college education.