Before anyone go to college they should ask themselves is college for me, or is it good enough for me? Before you choose to go to college you should look into other ways to have a prosperous life also. In the article, What is College Good for? , the author Gary Gutting states that college most likely involves considerable time, commitment, effort and expense. My question to you is, is it worth it? In my opinion the time, effort, and expense for college is worth it because of the different careers, opportunities, and also learning experiences you learn from College. College doesn't just teach you the necessities for everyday life in the class room and outside the classroom it also teachers you how to maintain your expenses, studies, and your extra curricular activities. I feel as if everyone should experience college once in their life because of all the things you learn from it.College isn't the only choice you can make to be prosperous in life. Just like college the military can be used as education, show you responsibilities, and also have fun. In the comedy blog Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal there is this professor who is making fun of college in an negative way. She states that college doesn't teach you much of anything, most of the courses aren't favorable nor needed, you are paying a fortune to be in a dormitory of drunk teenagers, and also your scholarship pays for things that you do not need. Well some of the things that the blog states I disagree with. College is what you make out of it. Sometimes you will have professors that don't teach anything or only give work and sometimes you'll have professors that are all about teaching. Also the courses you take in college depends on your major. As college students we try to figure out the reasoning for taking some of our courses because they don't go with out major. But in the long run taking these long courses and having long nights of studying pays off.
As a freshman some schools make you live on campus for your college experience. But everyone doesn't like the dormitories. The dormitories are full of different ethnics and also different type of people. Sometimes you are able to pick your roommate and sometimes you aren't. Some schools have dormitories that you live with someone in a room and some don't. My question to you is, is it worth it? In my opinion yes, it is worth it. Being in a dorm prepare you to be out on your own. You are still without a parent but you always have someone watching you. I think as college students we should take our residents halls and apartments step by step. A freshman shouldn't get a apartment their first semester because some don't know how it is to live on there own and maintain there bills. So living in a dorm can teach you things to help you live on your own. In the article, College Dorms: Good Value or Ripoff it states that living in a dorm helps a lot with your finances because you don't have to pay for your gas, water, and also electricity bill. there are also scholarships you can get for housing. 
College is good enough for me because of the different activities, opportunities, the education, and the different people i meet. I cant wait til I get in my major succeed, get my degree, and explain to my children the different opportunities I had in college. In the article, The First Year College Experience it sums up the different things you'll learn in college and how you'll have to push yourself. College isn't a easy thing to go by, there is hard work but it does pay off.
