<p>They say college is a party, but you know what’s even MORE of a party? Roaming the streets of a sweet city and partying until 5am every single night for a month straight. This is something you simply can’t do in college, unless you’re a communications major. What I’m saying is, freedom is on the OUTSIDE of institutions–penal, academic, or otherwise. Both college and prison are institutions that curtail your freedom for some purpose. I, myself, prefer college, as it is a vastly better than even the greatest prison, even Al Capone’s cell. But still, the similarities are striking and many.</p>
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<p>Lol, how about the similarities between a workplace and a prison?</p>
<p>Don’t drop the soap at either. At least I don’t have to deal with communal bathrooms any longer.</p>
<p>Or, you could not go to class, and still be free. Nobody’s making you go to college.</p>
<p>Re: prison vs college
They once used my college’s dorm in a case where prisoners were calling “cruel and unusual punishment” about two of them being crammed in a tiny cell. The argument? Auburn students were PAYING to live in even smaller rooms. The prisoners lost their case.</p>
<p>“Or, you could not go to class, and still be free. Nobody’s making you go to college.”</p>
<p>That’s what you think.</p>
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<p>Well, when you’re in prison, you get very few choices. You have to be there, and you can’t leave. In college, you have the option of not going. Is it the best choice? For most people, probably not, but having more options open to you makes it a whole lot better. </p>
<p>In college, you get pretty much every freedom you want. You just need to understand that you have to be responsible too. And, in life, you’ll always be working for someone. Get used to it.</p>
<p>LOL…the only difference is…when you get out of college…you may have an easier time finding jobs that you enjoy and that pay you well…</p>
<p>When you get out of prison…the chances of getting a job…pretty bad…</p>
<p>But…I do agree with the comparison…atleast that feels to be true around the final exam rush.</p>
<p>You know, I really prefer prison. Who can deny the benefits of free food, exercise and free time? Maybe I should commit ANOTHER felony so I can go back! And you know, you get buff. Going to maximum security decision was the best choice I’ve EVER made!</p>
<p>And there’s no tuition!</p>
<p>Prison also has fewer distractions. If I had access to a prison library, I’d probably know more than I do now.</p>
<p>hey guys i’m 16 years old and i just read some camus </p>
<p>here are my earth-shattering opinions on the institutionalization of repression:</p>
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<p>LOL. that was good.</p>
<p>But if you guys really want to go to prison, what’s stopping you from committing crime? Like try and steal. If you get caught, you go to prison instead of college. If you don’t, you get that new big screen TV you always wanted. It’s a win-win situation.</p>
<p>i’ve felt like college is prison sometimes. technically you can do anything you want, but then you can’t, if that makes any sense.</p>
<p>I can see where the OP is coming from… there are many college-age young adults who are ready for the real world at 18 or 19. Freshman year I felt coddled. It is unfortunate that a four year education(at least…) is basically required to get a decent job… but that’s how society is, so deal with it.</p>
<p>“i’ve felt like college is prison sometimes. technically you can do anything you want, but then you can’t, if that makes any sense.”</p>
<p>It does.</p>
<p>Oh, not to mention college costs 8 times as much as it did 20 years ago. Yes, you read right, 8 TIMES. Meanwhile, the cost of living quadrupled. Have average salaries for someone with a BA quadrupled? I think not.</p>
<p>And old people think real wages haven’t gone down.</p>
<p>And now to get any real decent job you just might have to go to grad school and spring another $100k. Yay student debt. I swear to god, next market correction is going to be student loans.</p>
<p>Is this supposed to be a reference to an episode of The Office?</p>
<p>I’m Prison Mike!</p>
<p>^Hah, I was just going to mention that episode. </p>
<p>College as prison? Give me a break. </p>
<p>This is a democratic society. You CHOOSE to go to college. It may be a societal norm (depending on your socio-economic class, etc), but there is still some element of choice involved - your experience is what you make of it. I’m of the opinion that working life may actually be more “confining” than college - the whole 9 to 5, cog in the corporate wheel thing. At least in college you can make your own timetable, and have complete control over your own direction. A few people can do this in the working world, but it’s much more difficult to do so. People are always talking about the “work-life” balance issue, but nobody ever mentions “college-life” balance.</p>