In my opinion, college is a place where one furthers their education. I chose to attend college after high school because I need to be educated to go into the specific career field that I want in my future. I know that to be a nurse anesthetist I need to acquire a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing. I believe there are other reasons to attend college, but getting a good education is the most important factor to me. Other reasons to attend college could be the social aspect. When I chose to be a commuter my mom was a little disappointed; Not because she wanted me to leave her, but because she was afraid I wouldn’t get the “whole college experience”. Something that I’ve heard often from many people is that the friendships you make in
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Because I am not a very religious person and I’m still trying to learn to think of everything with a Christian mind, my answer to the first question had no relation to religion. In “On Being a Disciple, Or Student, of Jesus”, Willard focused on the idea that one should live their life as Jesus would live it if he were them. I like the idea and think it could be done while doing what I believe college is meant for. Get your education as Jesus would, be social and create friendships as Jesus would, learn to be an adult and grow up as Jesus would if he were you. Stanley Hauerwas believes that college is a calling. I interpreted “Go with God: An open letter to young Christians on their way to college” as Hauerwas essentially saying ‘God has a plan for you, and attending college is part of that plan’. I believe that is true that God has a plan for us, but I don’t necessarily think we all wake up one day and say “I’m going to go to college for 4 years of my life because God wants me too.” I know that being called by God wasn’t my reasoning to decide to spend $8K every year for the next 4 years; being educated was. “Learning in War-Time” was the least enjoyable of the reading assignments for me. I think a lot of it was because I have never actually experienced war or having family serve in wars. The general idea I interpreted from his address was that people shouldn’t …show more content…
When deciding on a college I didn’t specifically look at liberal arts colleges, but now that I attend MVNU I am very glad I chose one. In class we discussed what a liberal arts education is and how it differs from others. I feel very comforted in knowing that I am receiving an expansive education. Not only am I learning specifically what I need for nursing but I am also getting a nice roundabout education on a little of everything. I’ve always thought knowledge is the key to success, so the more I have the
Because I am not a very religious person and I’m still trying to learn to think of everything with a Christian mind, my answer to the first question had no relation to religion. In “On Being a Disciple, Or Student, of Jesus”, Willard focused on the idea that one should live their life as Jesus would live it if he were them. I like the idea and think it could be done while doing what I believe college is meant for. Get your education as Jesus would, be social and create friendships as Jesus would, learn to be an adult and grow up as Jesus would if he were you. Stanley Hauerwas believes that college is a calling. I interpreted “Go with God: An open letter to young Christians on their way to college” as Hauerwas essentially saying ‘God has a plan for you, and attending college is part of that plan’. I believe that is true that God has a plan for us, but I don’t necessarily think we all wake up one day and say “I’m going to go to college for 4 years of my life because God wants me too.” I know that being called by God wasn’t my reasoning to decide to spend $8K every year for the next 4 years; being educated was. “Learning in War-Time” was the least enjoyable of the reading assignments for me. I think a lot of it was because I have never actually experienced war or having family serve in wars. The general idea I interpreted from his address was that people shouldn’t …show more content…
When deciding on a college I didn’t specifically look at liberal arts colleges, but now that I attend MVNU I am very glad I chose one. In class we discussed what a liberal arts education is and how it differs from others. I feel very comforted in knowing that I am receiving an expansive education. Not only am I learning specifically what I need for nursing but I am also getting a nice roundabout education on a little of everything. I’ve always thought knowledge is the key to success, so the more I have the