The Facts Behind the Myths We Often Hear in the College Life
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“Joining organization might affect your grades”
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Many prospective students think that joining an organization at school affected quality of their learning in class, making their academic grades not optimal.
Fact: Joining any organization will not affect your grades in the class. As long as you can manage and allocate your time well, your grades will not be affected at all by any organized activities, and vice versa.
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“College Life same as Seen on Movies”
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Many Movies and TV series were often presented college life as a life of cute romance, or conflict-filled drama.
Fact: The reality of college life is much more diverse and complex. Students are faced with not only socialising challenges, but also academic challenges, time management challenges, and adapting to a new living environment. The reality of campus life is a mixture of self-adaptation, having fun, socialising with others, and also the process of achieving our desired end goal.
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“College can be relaxed because of the flexible schedule”
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Many prospective students think that the flexible schedule they will have in university life will give them a lot of free time.
Fact: Although college schedules are arguably less hectic than those of high school, but the additional coursework, additional activities outside of college such as organizations or jobs, and self-study require a significant time commitment. Students will be faced with a variety of lecture activities and activities outside of lectures that keep them busy, so there is not as much free time as they imagine.
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“Relations in college are not important”
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Students often think that relations are not important in their lives, and choose not to participate in any activities during their university years to build those relations.
Facts: In college, relations is one of the important factors for students. Apart from the environmental demands that require you to socialize, relations also needed to be created to improve your communication skills, form a mature way of thinking, to be able to broaden your horizons interacting with people who have various different backgrounds.
Writer : Madina Siti Nur ‘Aisyah / Public Health 2023
Editor : Fitriana Tiara Wulandari / Development Economics 2022
