After graduating from high school, young people must decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives, many graduates (after without much thought) decide to continue their education uninterrupted, and they go on to college.(condition, general fact). This group of teenagers makes up what many see as the typical first-year college student. Recently, however, this stereotype has been challenged by an influx of all the students into American colleges and universities. Not only do these students make a valuable contribution to the schools they attend but they also present an alternative to young people who go to college simply because it is a thing to do. A few years off between high school and college can give many-perhaps most-students the life experience they need to appreciate the value of higher education.
The college experience of an 18 year old is quite different from that of an older student. The typical teenage is often concerned with the things other than cracking books- going to parties, dating, and testing personal limits, for example. Although the maturation process from teenager to adult is something that we must all go through, college is not necessarily the appropriate place for this to occur. My experience as an adult enrolled in a university has convinced me that many students would benefit from delaying entry into college. I almost never see older students cutting lectures or not studying. Most have a saved for tuition and want to get their money worth, just as I do. Many are also balancing the demands of a home and work to attend classes, so they know how important it is do well.
Generally, young people just however high school have not been challenged by real world situations that include meeting deadlines and setting priorities. Younger college students often find themselves hopelessly behind or scrambling at the last simply because they have not learned how to budget their time. Although success in college de...