Personal Narrative: Why I Chose To Go To College

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Eighteen year-olds who choose to go to college have many troubles, one of them being college itself. The contradictory mind set by high school teachers upon students gives them a false sense of what real life will be like. That's what happened to me; it was clear I was unprepared for what was coming. My high school education did not prepare me or gave me the necessary skills to succeed in college. The next four years of my life will be my biggest challenge. Long study hours and tons of homework contribute to it.
College is an institution you go to learn, you pay to learn, and therefore you are now responsible for yourself. Now there's nobody to look out for yourself, but you. One must accept the simple concept that in college nobody will babysit

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