I started back to school after taking a year off this week. After taking a year off I feel as if I have learned a lot and grown from being out of school. I now feel like high school graduates are too young to go to college right away. That's my personal opinion. When a student graduates from high school they have no idea what they're getting into when they start college. Students that didn't have to study in high school think they can get by in college the same way they did in high school. They are in for a surprise when they realize how much of a workload is involved in college classes. Students are also more motivated to have a social life than to go to class or to study. I'm speaking from experience. I am starting my sixth year of college studying my fifth major. I struggled in high school. School didn't come easy for me. Four days after I graduated high school I started my first day of college. It didn't even sink in that I had graduated from high school. And I definitely wasn't motivated to study while studying core classes. Core classes just felt like high school all over again. I wasn't ready for college. I wasn't ready for the workload.
After taking a year off I have learned to be grateful for my education. I have finally found a course of study that I enjoy. For the first time in more than four years I am actually motivated to study. The workload is a heavy one. But it's information that I enjoy studying. An education is something to treasure and be proud of, it is not something to take lightly. Everybody has the right to earn an education. But not everybody has the means to an education. So find an area of study that you enjoy and a career that will make you excited to get up in the morning. Treasure the privilege of an education and career.
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