What have I gotten out of college?
I took a lot of test and studied for a lot of finals. I got grades based on what my teacher thought I should get, but what am I taking with me that my diploma will represent?
A network. Time management skills. A more clear view of my political stance. A better understanding of what love is. I know what industry I want to work in. I experience significant loss of loved ones. I played a sport that people were passionate about. I have the respect and admiration of one of my professors that I wouldn't exchange for any price. I made children smile. I taught Bible class. What have you done that has inspired others? Or changed the way someone thought?
It seems strange to me that I won't get graded for any of the above, but the longer list is what I will remember most. The interactions, the parties, the phone calls, the traveling.
It's that kind of connection that universities, colleges, and trade schools should market with. Not how big the school itself is. Seth Godin said once, "Are we getting bigger to get bigger, or bigger to get better?" Georgia Southern should stop growth and get better. After that, get people that like the school to help them with their marketing through connections like I had.
This was the first one
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