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Features Debunking college myths
By Carly Lyons Staff writer Excitement, anticipation, fear, nervousness and freedom. All of these are emotions that students can remember feeling when they began their first term at Mercyhurst College. Many students were most likely not only excited to finally go off to college, but also anxious, anticipating meeting new people, taking different classes and getting used to the college atmosphere. Although beginning college includes many of the aforementioned feelings, it also eventually leads to students discovering the truth behind common college myths that seem to spread not only across Mercyhurst’s campus, but across college and university campuses all across the United States. One of the most common college myths is the belief that college life is just like the real world. Although college life is a bit different from the regimented schedule of high school classes and teenage drama, it is still a few layers short of the real world. In college students have the opportunity to experience different subjects by taking a variety of classes, along with the opportunity to travel, study abroad and try out various jobs and internships. While in the real world, young people may not have the opportunity to travel due to the fact that the majority of college graduates need to find jobs pretty quickly in order to survive. Another one of the most common college myths is the belief that since the attendance policies of professors varies, one can skip class or not even pay attention in class and still pass. Many classes in college focus primarily on class lectures and discussions, which often do not include material printed in textbooks. Many professors do take attendance, and missing class not only looks bad on your record, but will also hurt your grade. "From all the movies about college, it seems that college is just about partying and no studying, but that’s obviously not the truth," said freshman Katie Gondek. A common college myth that students at Mercyhurst have come to realize revolves around scheduling. Many students mistakenly believe that they can sleep in all morning, take one or two classes in the afternoon and then go right back to sleep or having fun. It is not uncommon for a student to take multiple 8 a.m. classes or even take multiple night classes in order to get the required classes needed for graduation. "A common misconception that I have run into is that there is always something to do, which, most of the time, especially at a small school, there isn’t," said freshman Alyssa Magone. "Another one would be that college is better than high school. In some ways it is, but you’re also away from your friends and loved ones, which makes college harder sometimes."
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