Inmyunderstanding,ifwerefertoanidealcollegelifeasaformalwesterndinner,thenahighGPA,thatis,GradePointAverage,shouldbethemaincourse,whileanactivepartinactivities,togetherwithassociations,meanstheappetizer.Someromances,ofcourse,playtheroleasdesserts.Theyarethe3keyelementsforanidealcollegelife.Those,however,arenotwhatcollegelifeisallabout.

　　Asweallknow,collegeiswildlydifferentfrommiddleschool.Itconnectsnotonlyadolescencetoadulthood,butalsotheivorytowertotherealsociety.Therefore,theidealcollegelifeisthatIbecomematuredbothphysicallyandmentally,andthatIobtainqualifiedacademicknowledgeandgetwellpreparedforsocietyatthesametime.Underthiscircumstance,Ineverexpectmycollegelifetobetooideal,oryoucancallittooperfect.

　　Itisnotrealistictomakeallthingsonmyownway,witheveryonelikingme,winningthefirstprizeallthetime,andsoon.Ofcourse,I’dliketoleadacarefreelife.However,thisdoeslittlegoodtomyfuture.Whatreallyhelpsishardshipslikefailure,betrayal,andunjusttreatment.OnlyafterexperiencingthosecanIknowwhatsocietyislike,andwhatlifeislike.Toconcludemyspeech,Iwannasay,somepositiveexperiencesaresurelypartoftheidealcollegelife.But,Ishouldnotforgetaboutthenegativesides.Theyarenotlessnecessary.