As my final year of undergrad approaches, I have begun to evaluate my life and everything that I am planning on doing. This includes thinking about the past three years of college. Let me be the first one to tell you, it goes by way too fast. It seems like just yesterday I was leaving my house with my parents to move into Cotterman Hall located right next to Capital's food hall. Full of fear and excitement I didn't realize how impactful the next years of my life would be.
Fast forward three years and here I am, thinking how in the hell did everything go by so quickly, and how in the world is it so easy to get into debt already? Once you get to be a senior in college, the realization of the fact that you are going to be in debt up to your eye balls as soon as you graduate, well it really makes you wonder, "Why did I choose to go to college? Was it all really worth it?'"
I had to wrestle with myself over this question for a couple of days while I thought about my past three years. Then after a little bit of discussion with my parents I finally realized, yes, college is 100 percent worth it and I am so glad I chose to do mine at Capital University and here is why.
1. It changed the way my brain literally thinks. My brain used to be very basic, it only functioned in ways that I had been taught in high school. Earning a humanities degree at a liberal arts college completely re-trained my brain to think in critical ways, which is crucial to becoming a successful adult. While I will have to continue my education to get to where I want to be, I can safely say that I am right on the path that I need to be when it comes to Education.
2. The memories and friendships I have made while in college are completely priceless. Whether it was playing baseball my freshman year and busting my butt in the gym with my fellow teammates, or dressing up in all green to go Cap-Crawling, there are some memories and moments in your life that can never be recreated, and my years at Capital University are definitely one of those. If I had chosen to take the cheaper route and not attend Capital University, I wouldn't have met some of my best friends and be the person who I am today. And I can, for the first time in my life, look someone in the eyes and tell them with complete certainty that I am happy with who I am right now, student loan debt and all.
The moral to this story is, life is hard, and doing it with a lot of student loan debt might make it a lot harder. But, you have to trust yourself and what you are doing enough to realize that you are doing the right thing. Don't ever let anyone get you down by saying that choosing to educate yourself isn't going to be worth it, because you and your mind are worth it. The memories and friends I have made during my years at Capital University will never be able to be bought, they are priceless.
Capital University has made me a changed man, and no amount of money can ever buy what I have had the opportunity to receive.
