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For as long as I can remember, I have associated my high school graduation as the turning point in my life, and I have always had great plans and expectations for the life that I would begin after I had earned my general education diploma. The most dramatic obstacle that I had dreamed of conquering at this time was to find my own independent place in the world, but I was surprised to discover that after I had successfully completed high school, I wasn’t nearly educated enough to acquire my desires. High school did not leave me in a position, mentally or financially, to move on in life. Because I felt completely unprepared for life, it became a necessity for me to pursue educational improvement elsewhere. I began looking into various colleges, universities, and technical schools, and, because high school had not completed preparing me for the future, I was determined to make sure that my next school would not end with the same results. Due to the fact that they only offer study in one single field, I felt that a technical school would not help me to grow intellectually, and I immediately eliminated the possibility of practicing further education in this type of facility. I was left, still, with countless decisions concerning which route that I should follow to complete my education. After looking at a large number of the different educational paths that I could follow, I decided that I needed to attend a school that actively prepares its students for their future life by taking advantage of the crucial time period that most all of the undergraduates are experiencing. Because colleges recognize their students as young adults, freshman students are not only entering into a university, but they are also moving into the early days of their independent existence, which makes this time period in their life extremely vulnerable and easily influenced. Because of this fact, liberal arts colleges can foster intellectual growth by offering the student a positive, influential environment, around people with similar goals and aspirations, and liberating the student’s mind, by demanding a large variety of classes; this will mold the student into a well rounded young adult. Freshman students, after moving away from their previous home and into a dorm, are acquiring their first experiences as an independent individual.
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