The struggles of College

Years ago, Winston Churchill said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm...” this quote will live on for eternity. The way we go through life is dependent on our choices. Sometimes we may not like the choices we make, so it’s our job to fix those choices. Making the right decisions is one of the most difficult things we do. Our lives will never turn carefree unless you’re from wonderland and maybe the mad hatter. (Although he was obviously on some sort of drugs, and not the rabbit, that guy is late for everything.) However, we are able to fix our mistakes with thoughtful decisions. Students attending their first year in college share similar struggles. These struggles have ways to work out to become benefits. Benefits such as preparing you for the future years, and evaluating personal schedules.

“For many high school students, it is hard to imagine what the long term benefits of a college education might be. College is intimidating, the work seems daunting, and meeting all new people seems overwhelming”(McGuire, 2011, Para. 2). The struggle is real! the first year of college will definitely open any high school graduates eyes to the huge differences between High school and college. there are more benefits in college, students moving obtain their own room, ranted they have to share it with another stranger, however this is what makes the college experience. no rent, no bills to pay because it has already been paid for them. The food is paid for; it’s like living at home warm food when you need it, warm room to sleep in. The friends you can make will change your life. the older people get, the more they look at their lives and pick things that in the end benefit their life. therefore the fri...

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...l and professional networks with more restrictions. Taking from Prifysgol Bangor University, an exempt tells the strongest tips on personal development planning. “1. Define what you want to achieve and set yourself a goal(s), 2. Plan the actions you need to undertake to achieve that goal – you should write a personal development plan (PDP) to outline the actions you are going to undertake to achieve your goal, 3. Evaluate your development to assess how close you are to your goal and to examine if further action needs to be taken to achieve your goal ” (Prifysgol Bangor university, 2012, Para. 3). These tips are the best way to developing our professional status and complete goals. These steps also are similar to goal settings high school students might have made in classes. These do work, balancing our social life is hard, however it is a manageable thing to do.