Does college delay real world maturity?

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

We may not be mature at 18, but we sure are confident.

Do you really think so?

Or do we spend a lot of time trying to convince others that we are?

Or maybe a combination, depending on the person...

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Do you really think so?

Or do we spend a lot of time trying to convince others that we are?

Or maybe a combination, depending on the person...

Hell Yes! For Sure!

But what I guess I was refering to was the regimentation of college life as a student. You have to get up and go to class. No mommy or daddy to make you get up and go to school.
It is like a job, you do not go to work, you get fired. If you do not go to class, you flunk out and leave school and get a job.

So, you get a job, get married and get a child. Do you grow up from that especially when you get divorced because you do not make enough money?

I really guess the responsibility depends on the individual on what they want to do!

But if you have a menial job, where are you going to hang out? The locla Saloon for beer with your buddys?

If you join a GLO while going to school, you "may" learn some social graces and learn how to treat guests of he and she persuassion, go out and not just say DAH?

I had my choice according to My DAD, graduate from HS, get a job and buy a car and get married or go to college on my money as I worked for it.

So, now I know how not to slurp my soup, which fork goes where,eat shrimp, lobster, and other nice items instead of having hamburgers and fries every Friday nite as a kid, our big nite out for dinner weekly at the local diner.

Oh Well!

The olden days were nice when your a kid and no damn $$$$

[adpiucf]

One of the biggest wake-up calls that you are now an adult: buying your own toilet paper.

DeltAlum, I don't think everyone is supremely confident, but there is an awful epidemic of smugness at that age-- that you have your future completely mapped out. Sure, at 19 or 20, you'll have the breakdown where you are hopelessly confused and think you will change majors or that you're going to keep going and get a master's to buy time, but overall, the students I talk to these days may not have today figured out, but they sure have all the answers for tomorrow and how they're going to be making a sweet salary and sitting in the corner office by the time they graduate. Reality is pretty harsh.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

One of the biggest wake-up calls that you are now an adult: buying your own toilet paper.

DeltAlum, I don't think everyone is supremely confident, but there is an awful epidemic of smugness at that age-- that you have your future completely mapped out. Sure, at 19 or 20, you'll have the breakdown where you are hopelessly confused and think you will change majors or that you're going to keep going and get a master's to buy time, but overall, the students I talk to these days may not have today figured out, but they sure have all the answers for tomorrow and how they're going to be making a sweet salary and sitting in the corner office by the time they graduate. Reality is pretty harsh.

OH, to true!

I am invincible, I can do everything no matter what!

We have all been through it and do not deny it!

But age is a terrible thing isnt it?

If We only know what We know now what We should We sould have doen then! Oh My!