College Transition

The transition from high school to college, and college to society, is arguably one of the most important transitions made in life. College represents an important step in a person’s life; it represents the fact that the student is now entering the adult world. All the liberties which are thirsted for by every teenager, the responsibilities detested by adults, and everything in between are thrust upon the student. How well the students make the transition depends on how well they were prepared for the challenges faced in everyday life. The criteria needed to face life’s challenges are a good education, the ability to be a leader, confidence in ones abilities; all of this magnified with the presence of a strong Catholic faith. This is the reason …show more content…
I had always believed that every college was the same when it came to education, with the students attending their classes, studying, and receiving their applicable degrees; that the only thing separating the good schools from the bad ones were the teaching abilities of the professors. However, as I looked into Wyoming Catholic College I realized that I was wrong.WCC provides much more than a degree, it provides life skills; it provides a cultivation of intellect and emotions. The combination of the outdoors with education gives a unique outlook on life which isn’t attainable in other colleges. As Henry David Thoreau once said, “It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.” In linking the classroom to Nature, WCC gives students an advantage over students from other four year colleges, allowing the intellect to be fruitful. The liberal arts education provides a platform upon which a very successful career can be built. By developing the intellect, the emotions, and the morality of its students with education through its unique curriculum, WCC helps its students to become all that they can