When people say that they grew up in college, what do they mean?

Question

When people say that they grew up in college, what do they mean?

Answer 1

You try a lot of stuff you would not normally do, and you get a lot of life experience in stuff you may not be use to.

Answer 2

Before college you're really only exposed to a few sets of ideas: those of your family, your local schools, and maybe some other organizations like your church. In college you meet people from all walks of life, and are introduced to ideas (many crazy) about everything. Because of your exposure to new ideas, and because of the rigorous training of your mind that college provides through learning, many people say they grow up.

Answer 3

Many people go away to college. There are no parents. No adults telling them what to do; what to eat, when to study, what to buy, who their friends should be. The learn to become. independent

Answer 4

School: "I know. You don't. I will teach you things."

University: "You know the basics now. Here is an idea. What do YOU think?"

On a Batchelor's Degree, you have three years to do nothing but learn. Your world is Pure Ideas. You can find something you are passionate about. Learn it to the level that you become an authority. You are then expected to perform it at the level of a competent professional.

In the evenings and on weekends you experiment, be it with people of complimentary sexuality, pharmeceuticals, lifestyles, authority, sport, politics, ideas, or whatever you like. Your peers will be tolerant, but confront you with the consequences of your actions.

"If a fool persists in his folly, he will become wise".

You learn to think and reason clearly because you are made to show your premises reasoning and conclusions in an essay format. You get the opportunity to think things through, following your interests, and reason out what you think.

Society tolerates your indiscretions in such an Institution more than at any other time in your life; indeed since people in authority usually did this themselves, they understand from first hand the need to forgive "youthful high spirits" among scholars.

The Educational Institution you attend has been set up explicitly to create a special space where you can get all the h**l out of your system, and find you boundaries safely. You only really need to get so drunk that you vomit, once. This should teach you how much alcohol you can take, and how bad you feel the next day. It will also let you do this as often as you can afford it, or until you learn how bad an idea it is.

"The Road of Excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom".

You can find out what sort of partner you like by a process of elimination. You can learn to sustain a relationship without the pressure of having to earn a living - take it from me, it is much easier without such pressure.

Everyone grows alot between 18 and 21. If you are in an environment for three years, which specialises in supporting growing up, you may grow up further.

Think of it as spending three years with a set of 'Personality Training Wheels'.

Answer 5

they think they are smart enough, they lived a hard life.

god bless laney

Answer 6

They matured emotionally,socially,etc during the time they were in college. usually because its the first time being on your own

Answer 7

means they learned a lot about life while in college