Tuesday, October 2, 2012

College Advice

     As Laertes is leaving for college, Polonius gives him a handful of advice on what to do and what not to do. Some of the advice was great, but other pieces of advice I thought were common sense, therefore unnecessary to be given. The best advice I thought Polonius gave though, was the advice to trust no one. "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice" (Shakespeare 29). This type of advice is the best of advice a parent can give to me. This is something my father has told me many times, and it never fails to be a good idea.

     Times have obviously changed for students leaving for college these days, but I don't necessarily think that the advice our parents tell us over and over should be any different than it was then. Regardless of what era you're in you will always have those people that will cause you to trust no one, make you insecure or something along those lines. Some popular topics though for college students in 2013 is definitely to make sure you save every penny that comes along your path, and to be smart about the classes you take and do each assignment to your best ability. Standards have changed a lot, and it's not as easy to be just average anymore.