Blog 32

Unlike this blog that I am writing at 2 am, my topic for my commonplace project is timely.  This topic is timely since college students, or any student in general, may be pressured to conform to society.  Parents want their students to perform well in school and they may force their children to choose a school or major they do not actually want to do.  These students may choose these majors just to fulfill their parent’s expectations and not for themselves.  Although this can be beneficial, it may also cause the student to be unhappy during school.  Parents are trying to look out for their children, but it is important for students to think for themselves.  This is a problem that many students face today.  Their parents may have high expectations for them and may force them to do something that they normally would not do.  Also, while students are in school, they may feel pressured to conform and act like the popular students at school.  This may include buying new designer clothes or the latest technology.  If they feel like everyone else is doing it, they do not want to feel left out or unpopular.  This is a major problem of colleges today.  Kids try to conform to society rather than act in a unique and distinctive way.  They are afraid to be themselves because they feel like they may be the outcast or the outsider.  This topic will always be timely.  Students will always be pressured into doing things that they do not want to do and they will end up conforming to society since they are afraid to be themselves.