<p>what is your reason for going to college?</p>
<p>hmm...good question.</p>
<p>i'm in college mainly because i want to get a job and make money. that's my major motivation for being here. if i could've skipped the whole "college experience" chances are that i would have. but i need to be specially trained to do the job that i would like to do, therefore i am here. i also wanted to go to college because it will eventually give me the option to study abroad, which i have always ALWAYS wanted to do. so why not earn school credit while doing it? i do like learning about more diverse things than i did in high school, the basic math/science/history/stuff i could care less about. college gives me the chance to learn languages, music, arts, things i'm more interested in.</p>
<p>but yeah, mostly: it's because i want a good job so i can have independant financial security for the future (what i mean by independant is that i don't have to sit around and depend on a husband/etc). that's kind of materiallistically selfish of me, but it's honest. :-/</p>
<p>To get a degree and possibly get some kind of social life here.</p>
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<p>Nope not at all. It's actually a good thing to want to be independent.</p>
<p>I am absolutly in it for the money too. I love horses and photography, and without a very nice paying job I can't do both.</p>
<p>I also want to add that I'm here to grow as an individual. To me, money is less important than the development of myself as an individual.</p>
<p>I'm going to college because I have not yet learned enough.</p>
<p>realistically, very few good jobs can now be attained without a college degree - a degree opens so many doors. plus, when else would i be able to take interesting classes and live with so many smart people my age? it's also a time to get perspective on life and to try out many new things</p>
<p>My major motivation used to be learning. It changed when I actually went to college and found out that's the last thing anyone's interested in. Now it's just slogging through so I can have a degree and start my career. </p>
<p>Ideally, I'd want a college where intellectual conversations outside of class are a matter of course -- unfortunately, all I've been hearing is "So glad that's over, what're you doing tonight?" and so I feel maybe that's not the best thing to expect of twenty-somethings. I can and do accomplish a lot more outside of school, and I'm actually starting to resent classes for getting in the way of actually learning something. 9_9</p>
<p>^ I know how you feel. However, if I just took a hard exam that day then yes I will be somewhat less reluctant to be intellectually stimulated in conversations or events with other people. At the same time though I am always up for deeper and more meaningful conversations any day.</p>
<p>All great reasons, </p>
<p>I'll chime in:</p>
<p>Initially, I decided to return to college because I was tired of feeling like a desposable joke for my employers. I began college at age 18, but didn't know what I wanted to do for sure, so I quit and went to work, only to return at age 22, desperate for a way out of dismal daily grinds. Through some work experience, and helping my bro-in-law with marketing his start up cleaning company, I found that I really enjoy the challenges of business along with helping others (especially with technology related, and business strategy/investments). Thus, I am studying accounting, because it will 1. increase my knowledge of technology and business, and 2. give me a stable foundation to build my career, and financial future upon. My ultimate goal is now a MAIS (Masters in Accounting--Information Systems emphasis) and CPA certification, since I have grown a passion for accounting and the many challenges, successes it fosters along with the immeasurable satisfaction of assisting others to financially get ahead. Returning to school is the best decision I have ever made in my life...yes, it's putting me in debt, and yes it is a sacrifice of a large proportion...but, through my learning I have grown to understand and see things from an entirely new perspective. From my childhood struggles, to the political systems, to how simply yet complex businesses are built, to interpersonal relationships and the strength one can build within them...I have explored new levels of knowledge that I didn't know existed, and new abilities I didn't know I had. College, for me, has been a learning experience about me, and the real reason I am going to college? unbeknownst to me when I started, is so I can live an enriched life, full of color and understanding. The best thing I will take from my college experience: the knowledge of how to gain knowledge, for without it, life is very dismal indeed. Knowlege truly is powerful, but true understanding all the more.</p>
<p>" because that's just what you do after high school!" </p>
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<li>orange county. god i love that movie.</li>
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<p>^^--yeah...that's what I thought, but was disheartened at my "just after high school" days when i couldn't figure out what i REALLY wanted to do... and I count my lucky stars that i didn't have helicopter parents, because by now I would probably be doing stuff I HATED, and heading back to school for more training in what i really wanted to do. Finding your passion makes life worth it!</p>
<p>Because I'm 18, and sure as hell couldn't make it in the "real world", not yet! As much as I'm here to learn, and advance my skills in my chosen field, I am more in college for the experiences that come along with it. I too would like to study abroad, and coming to college could quite possibly be the only opportunity for me to travel outside of the states.</p>
<p>Good question.</p>
<p>I have no clue.</p>
<p>NASA, the ESA, and the Dept. of Defense only hire people w/ degrees, so there's my reason right there.</p>
<p>I am still asking myself why the fork I went to college when all the jobs I apply for do not require a college degree, and the ones that do, all require 3-5 years experience. SOMEONE HIRE ME ALREADY!!!!</p>
<p>i wanna party, hook up with as many girls as i can, and make some great friends</p>
<p>and i wanna land a good job someday, make a lot and give my family everything they want like my parents did</p>
<p>no other reasons necessary.</p>
<p>screw this whole "my intellectual capicity isn't full yet"</p>
<p>lets be fricken realistic.</p>
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<p>Eh ... I am being realistic. Partying is cool and all once in a while, but it's certainly not my life.</p>
<p>for various reasons</p>