Finding "Your Place" in College

nbachris2788
Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:12:46 +0000

Why college leaves high school in the dust:

1) Diversity

High schools tend to be homogeneous or maybe duo-geneous because of regional factors. But in college, you’ll meet all sorts of people from Black prep school kids to Egyptian internationals.

2) Shared intelligence and ambition

No matter how much of a slacker a college student is, if you go to a decent level school, pretty everybody is smart and ambitious. Therefore, you won’t find yourself having to dumb yourself down or pretend that your prospects solely include next weekend’s keggar.

3) Community

Only true if it’s a predominantly on-campus school, but everybody lives within minutes of each other. Much better than having to catch a 20 minute bus ride through the city in order to visit your best friend.

4) No parents

Everybody loves their parents, but after 18 or so years, it’s time for a change.