Should You Go Away for College?
This is a question that many high school seniors are seriously debating as graduation gets closer.Choosing to take that big step and leave home for a long period of time,can seem very scary for some people.For others it may seem like a easy answer.Yes, if you ask most students in high school they will be quick to say “of course i'm leaving for school”. But is that a good decision for everyone.People asked me this same question my freshman year of high school and like many students I was quick to reply ,” Oh yes,I'm definitely going away”. But if someone were to ask me that same question now as my senior year is quickly approaching.I would have to tell them I don't really know.The difference from then and now is I've had a lot of time to think about what it really entails to go away for college.When students are first asked this questions they are most times not thinking of the financial,emotional,and other stains they are going to embark on.You don't really think about how much you will miss your family or other personal relationships with people you leave at home.Or how much it will really cost when you have to do everything for yourself.Students don't really think about this because all of this is happening at a time where you have just made a great accomplishment and coming into adulthood.However,some people do just fine being on their own when they leave for college. It teaches them how to do things for themselves instead of being so dependent.You learn how to get ready for the real world outside of adolescence and being told everything.Then again some people run wild with the idea that they are no longer being told what to do.And this results in them being ill prepared for life.So my question remains is it best to go away for college?