Alcohol and the College Education

             As we enter into a new millennium, the significance of having a college degree is becoming more and more evident. An increasing number of people are attending college and sending their kids to college to better chances to succeed in the job market. In spite of this, hundreds of college students are participating in dangerous habits of alcohol use. As jobs become increasingly difficult to find without a college education, students are constantly dealing with problems of disorderly conduct and poor academic performance due to alcohol abuse. As a result, they find themselves expelled, or dropping out. In order to succeed through life, college students must be informed of the risks and dangers involved with consuming alcohol. I have conducted research on this topic, in order to successfully discuss and argue this point. Without alcohol-education, the future youth of this country may result in many negative outcomes, both personal and academic.
             When a young person advances from High School, and into college for the first time, there are many factors that play a role in making decisions, which will effect the rest of their lives. The college campus can be quite intimidating for a young freshman. A major concern is feeling accepted or "fitting in" amongst peers, which may have a large influence on shaping ones outlook of college. Much larger than a High School, the vast campus offers so much freedom, which in most instances, the average freshman is not used to having. There are many that live away from home for the first time. With newfound pressures and inspirations, student are easily swayed from their initial reason for going to college, which is to getting an education.
             Along with overwhelming feelings, there is one unavoidable aspect of college life, which almost no one will elude. Most students will encounter at least one party within their college career. It is also a known fact that these parties are most alway...

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