ACCADEMIC WRITING: ESSAY WRITING

STUDENT NAME: PARAMENTE LEKOEKOE

STUDENT NUMBER: 2025448

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALENGES OF COLLEGE LIFE

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams, for this matter, college life may
have both opportunities and challenges a student must be aware of in order to see the brighter future.

Firstly, one of the opportunities of college life is that a student can experience the unforgettable
memories he/she had with friends along the journey of education. “College days are the best days of
one`s life. You get new friends, experiences and many people with entirely new personalities. It is like
turning point of everyone`s life, and that is why it is memorable.”[ CITATION Mon19 \l 1033 ] Said that.
For this matter college life builds relationship between people of which make it difficult to forget each
other.

Moreover, another opportunity of college life is that it can lead us to better experiences and new
lifestyles that we were unfamiliar with at high school. “One of the most interesting stages in life that
gives you an opportunity to explore is the college phase. Life at college is the time the teenage years end
and we all dive deep into ocean of new beginnings and possibilities.” [ CITATION Har161 \l 1033 ] Stated
that. This means that college life can change a person and help him\her to attain new lifestyles.

Lastly, another opportunity of college life is that it can teach us how to be independent unlike when
were dependent at high school. “A significant time of maturation and independent growth is during
college years. College provides the setting for exploring newfound freedom. Students have the choices
to live on their own and make many of their own day-to-day decisions.”[ CITATION Ken17 \l 1033 ]
Therefore, college life can help students to be responsible in what they do.

Nonetheless, college life also have some challenges, and one of those is that students may experience
poor sleeping habits “Sleep problems are a widespread issue among college students that can
contribute to other physical and mental health problems. Adjusting to irregular class schedules and
proclivity to pull all nighters are some of the barriers that may prevent college students from getting
good, regular sleep.”[ CITATION Was13 \l 1033 ] This shows that at college, there is more workload;
however, students may reduce the sleeping hours, which may lead to poor sleeping habits.

Additionally, another challenge of college life is instability of finance that may lead to stress. “It is like
many others, a significant stressor, among not only students but also working professionals. We could
expect it to have similar psychological, physical, and behavioral strains to that of many other commonly
studied stressors such as workload or conflict.”[ CITATION Val13 \l 1033 ] However, lack of finance can
lead to stress that may affect student`s academic work, there tolerating failure.

Finally yet importantly, challenge of college life is that lack of studying may lead to poor results and
failure. “If you have poor attitudes towards school and studying, it can result in getting poor or failing
grades.”[ CITATION Ron12 \l 1033 ] This proves that hard work pays, because if you relax and do not
study, you will fail and therefore, not succeed.

To conclude, college life is an enjoyable moment and important stage in one`s life as people who
succeed will meet their goals leading to the brighter future. On the other hand, college can be sad
moment when students who are being afraid of challenges and lazy to study hard, do not succeed in
their goals. This would mean failure to them and, therefore end of their careers without nothing
important and valuable. Therefore, it is advisable for students to ready for both opportunities and
challenges.
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