DECISION TO ATTEND COLLEGE

Decision to Attend College

Decision to Attend College

My primary reason to attend college is that college education is one of the most powerful predictors of tolerance. College experiences seem to decrease authoritarianism and dogmatism, and increase self-esteem, thereby increasing levels of tolerance (Milton, 2003). It is thought that the college environment exposes students to diverse points of view, either through course readings or interaction with people who hold views in opposition to their own. Even in colleges with a relatively homogeneous student population, young adults learn that it is sometimes helpful to consider alternative perspectives (if only to reflect ...