You have not come to struggle in your success. We spend 12 years in the K through 12 system to recieve a diploma stating you're ready for the workforce. College turns that education into a continually rewarding career. With peer and professor networking, it opens allows for opportunities of not only professional connections but also lifelong friendships. By providing resources unlike any other education, colleges can help you handle your financial situation or even provide you opportunities to see the world. While it can be daunting to start a chapter of the unknown, the fear of not knowing can be the greatest motivator of success. Knowing that you don't know something is a key factor of academic and personal growth. Taking control of your education is part of that journey. This is the time to study what you are interested in rather than what was always expected. If nothing else, college allows you to explore opportunities you may never come across elsewhere. It presents accomplishments to celebrated by not only you but those around you. College will open the doors to worlds of knowledge and opportunities untapped. All you have to do now is take the first step through the thresholds.