College is a big step for a lot of people—there are many things that can seem overwhelming if someone is just starting to think about extending their education, or wanting to develop some other skills that would benefit them for a multitude of reasons. Depending on the college as well, sometimes the “competition” of trying to get in when there are so many people wanting to attend can be off-putting to those who have insecurity about getting that acceptance letter. College can be intimidating at first glance, but the adventure that waits inside is exciting, and can be worth the hardships that come with preparing for college, as well as when in the thick of it.
An alumnus of the college—or maybe even someone who is in the middle of earning their degree—would be the best person to speak to about their experiences being in college. From the student’s perspective, they’d be able to tell you about their experiences signing up and taking courses, about their experiences with time management (or a lake thereof), and their experiences with utilizing the college resources found around campus or online, amongst many. Of course, everyone’s experience is going to be different, and not everyone will have that picture perfect image of what it means to be a student at college; however, those “imperfections” can help encourage students to still participate and have fun while doing it.
Everyone’s reasoning for joining college is going to be different; the journey to get to the destination, however, can bring people together, especially when you find that you have surrounded yourself with familiar classmates who are in the same classes as you and are working towards the same goal as you. Sometimes the experiences you have with other people, as well as the ones you have yourself, can have as much of an equal impact as finally obtaining the degree that you were working towards. That is an adventure that some people would not replace, no matter how stressful things got on the way there.
“Empty college classroom with 10 rows of chairs on layered levels. Podium and projector showing computer desktop at the front of the class.” by Marcus Burnette is marked with CC0 1.0 
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