10 reasons why being a student is the greatest time in your life

1. The time spent pursuing an academic degree should be one of the most focused experiences of your life. You don’t wake up every morning wondering what you will do or where you will go. Your daily routine is prescribed and your daily activities are planned at least a semester in advance, if not longer. You have direction.

2. You are more goal-oriented than at any other time in your life. Whether it is a weekly quiz, mid-term or a final, there is always a short-term objective in front of you. And of course your long-term objective is graduation. Setting and reaching measurable goals puts you on the pathway of success.

3. Finances are tight. How does this contribute to the greatness of these years when you have so little? Often the story is told of the rich man who never gained an appreciation of the important things in life until he had lost everything. So it is in this stage of your life. Material things will come later and you will look back and say “What happened to the ‘good old days’ when life was simple, accumulations were minimal, and ‘things’ were easy to manage and care for?”

4. You are in the prime of your life and your health is at a peak. With few exceptions, chronic illnesses, effects of aging and many other besetting problems are not yet a part of your life. Enjoy the fact that you have abilities and agilities that will diminish in time.

5. You are in the stage of life when your dreams have not yet been replaced with memories. You still have vision and hope and plans for what you are going to do, where you are going to go and how you want to spend the rest of your life. Those dreams are precious. Pursue your ambitions with the greatest vigor. Dreams soon become reality so notice and appreciate the change. Keep your dreams alive. Talk about them. Write them down by steps and celebrate the milestones. Put reminders of them in front of you where you will see them often.

6. You are making lifelong friends with people from many different places, people with different languages and customs. When you reach that stage in life where you can afford to travel, you will always have a friend or two in some remote and distant part of the world that would welcome a visit from an old school chum.

7. Within the structured environment of your school experience there are numerous opportunities to become involved in a worthy cause. Be it a social club, academic club, political group, technique following or an athletic team, take advantage of the options before you. Get involved-make a difference. Many of these experiences will prepare you for greater community responsibilities once you are in practice. State and national associations thrive on the enthusiasm of new members, especially recent graduates.

8. There will be no greater learning environment than what you experience in school. Hopefully, you will remain in the lifelong learning mode, but the learning experiences from a concentration of well-qualified mentors will never be greater. Furthermore, especially while in clinic, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes is not nearly as painful or costly as when you are in your own practice. Become a sponge and absorb as much as you can from as many people as you can. Be grateful for your regular teachers. They are there every day to help you reach your potential.

9. Keep an open mind. Many students lock their focus onto a single technique, a certain philosophy, a charismatic personality or some other icon. You are in school to learn, so if you are inclined to a certain perspective, don’t allow that to close your options to another point of view.

10. Finally, take time for yourself and your family. Experience nature, be a good companion, work to develop character traits that will make you a good companion, parent, colleague, doctor, and allow you to contribute to a better society. Keep a journal and write down some of your experiences, they will bring back many happy memories in the years to come.

Don’t despair on down days. Truly, you are now experiencing some of the greatest years of your life. Don’t let them pass by you unnoticed and unappreciated.

10 reasons why being a student is the greatest time in your life

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