2008 Woodie Awards
Join the 92% and enjoy college
Issue date: 7/24/08 Section: Opinion
Returning to or starting at LBCC means loads of people scurrying around to find buildings, classrooms and mingling with new and old friends.
Amidst the chaotic circus of the first day, there are some who haven't forgotten the true intention behind the tall, intimidating buildings filled with chalkboards and tiny desks and chairs: the campus that sits before the students can and has dramatically changed lives for the better.
The only catch is, the classrooms and teachers can only be used to your advantage only if you allow them to.
The National Education Association conducted a survey recently with a majority of college graduates and 92 percent surveyed said their education was worth the time and expense required to attain it.
Keep in mind that six out of 10 freshmen students drop out within the first semester. That means that those crowds of people seen on the first day will diminish greatly by the time the semester ends.
If you can push through the hardships and changes brought by new faces and education, we think you should keep pushing until you have nothing more to give. The cheesy saying "light at the end of the tunnel" will become a way of living after a couple of full semesters.
But transferring and achieving that childhood dream is worth the work.
Professor Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon gave his last lecture after hearing he had three months left to live due to pancreatic cancer. The inspirational lecture was littered with the phrase, "Brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." This is true not only in college, but for the rest of your life.
Nothing comes for free, and that doesn't just go for monetary value. Dedication and sacrifice are two payments made in college that can make or break the rest of your life.
If 92 percent of college students said it was worth it, we're going with our instinct and saying they might be right.
Amidst the chaotic circus of the first day, there are some who haven't forgotten the true intention behind the tall, intimidating buildings filled with chalkboards and tiny desks and chairs: the campus that sits before the students can and has dramatically changed lives for the better.
The only catch is, the classrooms and teachers can only be used to your advantage only if you allow them to.
The National Education Association conducted a survey recently with a majority of college graduates and 92 percent surveyed said their education was worth the time and expense required to attain it.
Keep in mind that six out of 10 freshmen students drop out within the first semester. That means that those crowds of people seen on the first day will diminish greatly by the time the semester ends.
If you can push through the hardships and changes brought by new faces and education, we think you should keep pushing until you have nothing more to give. The cheesy saying "light at the end of the tunnel" will become a way of living after a couple of full semesters.
But transferring and achieving that childhood dream is worth the work.
Professor Randy Pausch of Carnegie Mellon gave his last lecture after hearing he had three months left to live due to pancreatic cancer. The inspirational lecture was littered with the phrase, "Brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." This is true not only in college, but for the rest of your life.
Nothing comes for free, and that doesn't just go for monetary value. Dedication and sacrifice are two payments made in college that can make or break the rest of your life.
If 92 percent of college students said it was worth it, we're going with our instinct and saying they might be right.
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Devils advocate
posted 8/26/08 @ 5:22 PM PST
Of course the National Education Association would say that college was worth it.
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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