Student story: College brings new friends, learning, and freedom
About this video
A college student describes making friends from around the world and the country, and discovering how much she loves learning. In college she studies because she wants to, not because she has to, and that freedom opens many more doors.
You'll be able to
- describe two things this student gained from college.
- explain the difference between learning because you have to and because you want to.
- explain why she links freedom to more opportunities.
Key words
- Culture
- The shared customs, beliefs and ways of life of a group of people.
- Freedom
- Being able to choose what you do for yourself.
- Motivation
- The reason you do something; here, wanting to rather than having to.
Transcript
- So I've just met so many people from around the world, and even around the country. I never would have made friends in, like, Chicago or Switzerland, and it's just fantastic to understand different world cultures. Yes. And I've learned a lot about myself. I love learning.
I had no idea how much I love to learn. I just thought school was school. But in college, I'm there for myself, not because I have to be there. Everything is on you. You're doing it because you want to. You're going to class because you want to, not because you have to.
You're doing your homework because you want to, not because you have to. You're simply taking notes because you want to. College is just so much... There's so much more freedom, and because of that, you can do so many more things, and there are so many more doors that open up to you because you're doing things that you want to do, not being forced to do something.
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