You've had decisions made for you most of your life. Then the day comes that its your ultimate decision and you're lost.
As the Resident Assistant two years ago in one of our traditional residence halls, I saw a lot of the incoming freshman dealing with same difficult decisions that I had to make my freshman year. Looking back at that, though, those "difficult" decisions were really trivial and it was difficult just because my parents were not on campus.
Thinking back to when I was going to high school and living with my parents, it was easy in the sense that it was a yes or no. Going to college really give the students an opportunity to make your own decision. Students also receive the "gift" of taking the responsibilities for the actions taken by their new-found decision-making. It is the student responsibility to figure out the opportunity costs behind each decision they make. I think another reason why I ask a lot of questions is that I have a fear of failing the first time, but isn't everyone afraid of that?
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