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Old 01-17-2007, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Lallymac View Post
I believe young people are being railroaded in tertiary education before they have any of the life experiences that prompt passions.
Supposedly, this is what freshman year is supposed to be about, but I'm unconvinced that's what actually happens. I spent three years at a community college (and, in the process, more or less burned up English and Math by taking every offered course) before I really got what it is I wanted. And now, a year and a half into my Bachelor's degree, I've realized I want to focus it more, in a direction that no one else appears to have considered.

Excellent observation.
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