1. 24 October 2011 · 08:15 PM

    The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. – Elbert Hubbard

    Some days are better than others in college. Some days you get to hang out and relax after a couple hours of class. Other days, though, you end up sleep deprived and stressed beyond belief.

    How is college preparing us to live?

    When Spartans were trained as children, they weren’t put in a “hand-holding” program such as college is to our society. They were shown the harshness of life and war from a young age. Yet, were they better prepared for war? Probably.

    But how about Americans? Although the norm is to attend college to gain a higher education or an understanding of the world around us, does it adequately prepare us for “real-life?” Personally, I think we should work and gain the necessary skills from said experience. College is this limbo stage between the real world and our adolescence. Sometimes I feel odd at my institution; not that I chose the wrong one or that I don’t fit in. Bu the feeling that I already have much to offer and I’m ready to begin living. So why do I still need to prepare?

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