believemycollegelifebenefitsmegreatly.Idon’tthinkacollegeisonlyaplacewherepeoplelearnskillsandgetknowledgebutalsoaplacetheylearnsomethingelse,somethingevenmoreimportant.
Ithinkthemostimportantthingthatthecollegelifeteachesmeishowtobeindependent.BeforeenteringthecollegeIusedtodependonmyparentsalot,andIdidn’tknowhowtotakecareofmyself.Butlifehereisdifferent.Inthepastyears,IdideverythingbymyselfandImanagedtodothemwell.”Thisteachesmeonething:“onehastobeindependenttobesuccessfulincollege.”
Meanwhile,Ihaveknownthattobeindependentdoesn’tmeantokeepmyselfawayfromothers.Onthecontrary,thecollegehastaughtmehowtogetalongwellwithothersandhowtoexpressmyselfandhowtounderstandothers.
Alloftheabovehavehelpedmedevelopmypersonalityandformmyownopinionoftheworldandsociety.NowIbelievethatoneofthemaintasksofhighereducationistohelpsomeonebecomeindependent.
Iwilltrymybesttodevelopmyindependence.