What Does College Mean To Me Essay

Every remember watching a teen movie and it takes place on a college campus? And wonder is college really like what is seen on television. Well I hate to burst some bubbles, but college is not quite what people watch on television all the drinking, smoking, and partying all the time. College is not only a place to further your education but to have fun and learn life lessons. We must not forget that it is also a place filled with hundreds or thousands of people all kinds of ethics and people from all over the world together in one place. So you think there’s no rules or regulations that has to be followed by students. Especially in today’s world we can’t always predict what is going to happen. Like I always say “I want to have fun while I’m going into debt.” …show more content…
Some people chose to live on campus in a dorm and others commute. I always imagined living in a dorm was what I watch for many years on television, but I’m here to say it not exactly like that. I personally feel that NEMCC dorm policies are a bit to controlling, but at the same time I do understand why we have strict rules for both male and female housing on campus. I don’t feel that as adults we don’t have freedom with the opposite sex. By that I mean, we can’t have the opposite sex in our rooms, only allowed in the lobbies of the dorms. I don’t think it’s fair if a person has a girlfriend or boyfriend, but if it were as homosexual couple they could be in the room together. As adults we should be allowed to have visitation and more privacy. I also understand that we have these rules for various reasons, but if sex and pregnancy is the main concern then we have bigger issues than