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Is going to a college based on who you know around there a bad thing?
I want to go to University of Toledo. Now I know no one that goes directly to the school or will be going but I do know of people in Toledo. My mom and everyone says that I'm just going for them but I really don't think so. Yes, them being there was a small reason because I don't wanna have to figure out my first year in college with NO familiar faces so I did choose colleges where I knew people there. That's not my reasoning for going because I LOVE UT's Early Childhood Education program and the things you can do like Camp Adventure and things like such. How do I convince people that while the people I know there is a small factor that I AM NOT going just to party with friends.
True which was why I chose a campus where I know people in the area but not on campus. I do look forward to meeting new people but again don't wanna be completely there by myself.
4 Answers
- 1 decade ago
i had a best friend in high school. we went to the same exact college and instantly grew apart. we got into diferent activites. we kept in touch for a while, but mainly had completly different lives. i think you should keep your options open. i think its "safe" to got to a school that you know people. but as far as not wanting to go elsewhere because you dont want be around a college with no familiar faces...thats the whole point of college. people do it every single year. you go and you meet people and make friends and build friendships etc. case in point, there was a girl on our floor who knew a lot of people in the immediate area. she was never there because she mostly hung out with them. then when college came to an end, she eventually became friends with everyone. but by then we all had been friends for years. she even said, i waish i would have hung out on campus with you guys more.
- 1 decade ago
I don't think that's a bad reason to choose a college. You will get an education from any university you go to. Being around people you know will definitely make the transition easier unless you think they will be a distraction.
- yLv 71 decade ago
One of the benefits to going away to school is to broaden your horizons. Meet and make new friends and ideas, new philosophy's about life in general. If you do what you always do, hang with those you already know, you'll continually do and be the same person.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Only you can answer that question. If you know in your heart that you're going to UT for the right reasons, then go. No regrets.
I will just tell you this -- the more you risk, the more you gain.
