<p>I am in my senior year of high school, and I just cannot wait to go to college. I am truly annoyed by my surroundings full of immature people (my arm was broken by idiots in my senior hall who shoved me into my locker when they were "messing around" pretending to fight... that was just about the last straw). But am I fooling myself, thinking that people will be more mature in college? Do they really act more grown up or are they just older but still immature? I'd really hate to get there and be horribly disappointed, so if this is not how it is, someone please set me straight right now. Thanks.</p>
<p>There are many, and I mean many, people in college who are just as immature as they were in HS. The difference is that you'll have the opportunity to find people you're more compatable with because there are more people.</p>
<p>I agree 100% with Matthew, but i also think what college you go to impacts that slightly</p>
<p>I'd say overall, people will become quite a bit more mature once they enter college, at least thats what happened to me when I went from high school to college. You will no doubt still see some very immature students, but I'd say most of them will have grown up.</p>
<p>Another big factor is the majority of people in college WANT to be there. They may not want to go to classes, but they want that degree. People that have goals in life are generally more mature.</p>
<p>^^
From the way most of my senior class was talking that degree had nothing to do with going to college. They all wanted to go there to party.
You're going to find immature people whereever you go in life. Even after college. A lot of that though, depends on the choices you make. Personally, I was not happy to leave high school, but I am enjoying college. Some people didn't make the same choices as me and aren't enjoying it, at the very same school. Even the dorm you choose can impact whether or not you're surrounded by immature people</p>
<p>People on average will be more mature but every college (just like every high school) has a wide range of people with all kinds of personalities.</p>
<p>the greatest thing about college is meeting so many new types of people that you wouldnt have known back in high school...and with that, i agree with the above posters that you'll meet lots of immature and mature kids. most of the ones i've met, however, have been fairly mature and have set high standards for themselves while at school.</p>
<p>I am entirely with Kiwee on this one. can't stand being here anymore.</p>
<p>there's no magic pool of students that go to college; they draw from the same pool of kids they have at your HS, which means you and the people you despise.</p>
<p>The key is selecting a college that attracts the kind of students you want to be around. This may mean avoiding schools with a big party rep, or seen as havens for the rich and famous, etc.</p>
<p>Immature people are everywhere, and annoying people never go away. Drunk and annoying is an even worse combination. But even so, college is a lot better than high school, at least where I am. I go to Wellesley, and in general, most of the people here aren't the kind of jerks you describe. Apply to small, liberal arts colleges, avoid large state schools, and anywhere where you might find a beer and circus school. Look for the got milk, anti-party schools. You'll be happiest there.</p>
<p>imagine toddlers with college ID cards and that's about as mature as you're gonna get. Want maturity? Look at Masters and PhD students....as they are too busy with research and writing insanely long papers to be bothered with wacky antics.</p>
<p>I do not live on campus anymore and am glad as I cannot take the childishness of the people I was surrended by. Loud, obnoxious, inconsiderate, debauched lunatics, the lot of them. I now live in a building with working/grad students and let me tell you, a HUGE HUGE difference.</p>
<p>Not saying everyone is the same, but I am speaking generally based on experience. I don't think you'll get shoved in lockers or anything since doing so in "adult world" would warrent some kind of legal action. But you will find people who are idiots and don't care what they do even if it affects other people in harmful ways. Oh, you'll find that also when you're done with college, only in more sublte ways.</p>
<p>I'm almost convinced some of you people have no people/social skills whatsoever. Or have a very, very low tolerance for what you call "immaturity". It's called having a good time, college isn't all about the academics.</p>
<p>in college it's easier to avoid the immature tools. even at big state universities, I promise. </p>
<p>the freshmen tend to be a bit more nuts, but freshman year is when people either figure it out or drop out of the system. whatever, live and let live.</p>