Answer: Naive.
Question: What is one word to describe the expectations of entering college students?
When I first entered college I had clung on to many of my old beliefs and habits I had developed from high school with the strong misconception that what had worked in the past would continue to work for me now. Listen up all you new freshman students, that's not gonna cut the mustard.

I spent quite a bit of time playing video games and fiddling on the computer and then not doing nearly enough research for the best scholarships, internships, and courses. Usually in my free time I would be watching television, listening to music, and a lot of Internet such as chat and emails. In short, I was enjoying my independence as a college student. There's nothing wrong with that. However, it started to affect my grades in my nursing and medicine program.

What college did was teach this old dog some new tricks and it took me to school in the process.
I'm not saying all college students will struggle like I did. I was an above average student that took quite a few honors courses in high school and not a slacker by any means, but I wasn't that smart either. I struggled at math and biology, with English being my best subject.

Whereas most students would be out partying, I would be typing and surfing the Internet. But I never seemed to have enough time. Even when I was working hard, it always seemed like my peers were having fun.

It is a sad thing because a lot, or at least many students go to college for the experience. They work hard through high school hoping to get admitted to college and not knowing exactly what college is like or about and end up possibly "wasting time in college." (Although, in my opinion, no experience is truly a waste of time if you learn something from it.) Most students don't do enough research or use the full potential available at a college university. They just study for a few minutes, rarely ask questions, skim the book, come to class and expect an A. Then they leave college and don't have plans to get a job lined up.

There are so many organizations, and people to talk to, and ideas to learn. So students, you need a goal because when four years is up and you run out of scholarship money, that's when you realize that you were supposed to get a degree out of it, and a job.