<p>Besides gaining an education and the skills you need to be successful at your career?</p>
<p>Finding yourself.</p>
<p>Well, you almost have to to get some kind of higher education to work anywhere besides McDonald’s.</p>
<p>Is there any reason to go to college besides the education?
Is the experience at least worthwhile?</p>
<p>A lot of people say college is the period of time in their life–they go to classes and have homework, but at the same time, they are independent, have minimum responsibilities (not a lot of bills, if any, etc.) and they can have a good time too.</p>
<p>So you can become part of the bourgeoisie and oppress the proletariat.</p>
<p>Honestly? Every one has their own answer. For me, I am interested in computer sciences and physics, and there is no possible way for me to obtain a position in the field without at least a B.Sc. in either subjects.</p>
<p>I hear it’s really fun.</p>
<p>I see…so pretty much nothing besides the education to be gained.</p>
<p>Friendships, networks that will benefit you in the long run. I mean, who else are you going to meet in a high-school level job? And what is your alternative?</p>
<p>If you guys are too lazy to give SoccerGurl a realistic response then don’t even bother coming onto this website. This is a place where people seek some sort of peace from their stressful life. </p>
<p>@SoccerGurl
I’m still in high school and frankly I don’t want to leave. I don’t want to give up my childhood but it’s inevitable that we all have to. If you enjoy high school, you’ll most likely enjoy college too. They’re both a once in a lifetime opportunity. Although you can go to a university whenever you want, your experiences will change as your age changes. The friends you make at college will become your life-long friends and maybe you’ll find your special soulmate there as well.</p>
<p>“I see…so pretty much nothing besides the education to be gained.”</p>
<p>Yeah, but everything pretty much goes along with education.
Classes are education. Studying abroad is education. Meeting people different from you is education. If you’ve been sheltered all your life, the wild parties can be…educational.
“Education” is sort of a starchy word, though. I want to go to college to learn about lots of different things, both in class and outside of class.</p>
<p>Nice job on the realistic response, Entric. Sure showed us.</p>
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<p>FUN. EXTREME FUN. LOTS o FUN.</p>
<p>AND BONDS. LOTS o BONDS. WITH ACTUALLY DECENT PEOPLE.</p>
<p>AND EDUCATION IS BETTER, MORE FULFILLING AND MEANING-GIVING THAN ALL OF THIS.</p>
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Swerve. Who are you?</p>
<p>1D’s question is the equivalent to asking, “What makes water so important, besides being the foundation of life?”</p>
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How sad is it that when I read this I just thought of chemistry and molecular structures… :(</p>
<p>I’m still in high school, but I think of college as a growing period. You’re almost on you’re own and you have so many new experiences and opportunities right at your fingertips. Although the <em>main</em> purpose is for higher education.</p>