If you had the opportunity to go to college, why did you go?

Question

If you have the opportunity, and you chose not to go, why not?

Answer 1

Several reasons. I went to college because I took an accounting course in high school and realized that I wanted to be an accountant when I got older. (Not to mention that my mother would have killed me if I hadn't gone.) Second, my dad left when I was small, and I watched my mother struggle. She hadn't worked in about 10 years, and had no education beyond high school. He left her with my two sisters (who were 6 and 3 at the time) and me (I was 9). She couldn't support three kids off of minimum wage, so she went to school in the days and worked at night. We were on welfare for about a year, and I can still remember how people looked at her, and us, when we went to the grocery store. He left us high and dry - no home, no money and no one to go to. So every time I thought about not going to college, I thought of that. I never want to put myself in that situation. Now I am in graduate school, so I can take care of her like she did me.

Answer 2

My husband and I were trying for another baby (SAHM for 2 1/2 yrs) for well over a year. Our doctor wanted to start us on fertility drugs however, my husband and I weren't ready for multiple births so we decided to continue trying naturally for awhile longer. Finally I got pregnant. I go in for my diagnosis appointment and my numbers were really low. My dr told me I would probably miscarry within the week. I felt numb on the way home. Sure enough 4 days later I started miscarrying. I looked in the toilet and there was a "fluffy" pink ball the size of a marble. That was my baby. The next day I layed in bed and stared at the ceiling. Maybe God was trying to tell me something. Maybe I needed to get a few ducks in row before expanding my family. I decided I would go back to school. When finished and the time was right I would try again. I just completed my 2nd semester and have never been happier. I don't even have to take my anti-depressants any longer. It has filled the void that much. I will always need to be working or going to school to keep my brain moving.

Answer 3

The reasons I went, and the reasons I stayed are totally different. I think I just kind of went to go with the flow... I also know that my parents really wanted me to go. I had reservations, but I decided that in the long run, having a degree wouldn't hurt me, so why not go for one.

After going, I realize that I have learned so much - not just from classes, but about myself, and life in general. I'm glad I went, but I still don't think that it's necessary for success in life. Passion, drive, and hard work are the keys to success, and whether you develop this in an academic setting, or from the school of life, it makes very little difference.

Answer 4

I went...and at one point called my dad and said i thot i was wasting time and money being there because i still didn't know what direction i wanted to go in. He basically said that if i came home, my exposure to different ideas, paths, people, etc would be much more limited than at college. He encouraged me to stick with it, gain exposure, get out of my 'box', and only thru that expanding exposure would i be able to find a direction that interested me. I stayed, and he was right.

At first, college is not about WHAT you learn as much as it is about what there IS to learn.

Answer 5

I went as an adult (married, kids, working) because I chose to. I wanted to learn more about the field I was working in and just because I like learning new things.

Answer 6

I chose to go in order to postpone the real world for a few more years.

Answer 7

I opted to go because what I want to do as a career requires at least an Associates degree or higher if you want to get paid well, that and because I have very little better to do with my time.

Answer 8

Becuase I love to learn! I loved picking out all the different classes I was going to take! I loved learning about biology and how we are all put together! It is fascinating!

Answer 9

My mom made me go. I hated it and her at the time. I'm so glad she made me go and I'm glad that I didn't have the sense to just pretend to go. I liked it better when I figured out what I wanted to do. I didn't want to be there because I was painfully shy.

Answer 10

Knowledge is the most important thing to own and it can never be taken away from you.