 Do-It Scholars discuss the importance of college. Is college important? It's up to you. But for me, it's very important. I think that college is important because it creates a pathway to the rest of your life. And it really shapes your identity as an adult. College is a great place to discover your passions and meet new and exciting people. This video content was created by Do-It Scholars, high school students from an innovative transition to college program in Washington. Scholars are students with disabilities. They learn about self-determination, academic accommodations, and disability advocacy. Wide open, you can do HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Going to college is important because we're always learning in life and college is a way to help us do that. And that is what shapes us in our later lives. The great thing about college is it can help you get a better paying job. What I hope to get out of college is a great financial feature. What I enjoyed most about college was the chance to live on my own, become more independent, explore life and who I am, and make a life for myself with my friends. Do-It Scholars stay in dorms during summer study at the University of Washington campus. They meet mentors, faculty members and business professionals. I think college is important because it allows you to get to know so many different types of people and see so many new perspectives on every problem or every situation that you might face. And I believe that this is really important because it really allows you to get to know other people. I think college is important because it's a time to find yourself, see what you're good at, what you like and what you're successful at. Yeah. Going through college I want to understand my reason for being and I want to understand why I am the way I am. Scholars participate in science labs and academic workshops and learn about technology. I think college is important because you get a head start in preparing for getting a job someday and to pursue your dreams and hopefully get paid. I want to go into business and it would be really hard for me to get a job in business without getting a college degree. REM sleep is when the body goes through multiple stages. Many of the Do-It Scholars use assistive technology designed for people with disabilities. Life has changed so much for the world in general but especially for people with disabilities and the awesome thing is now that we can go to college and we can be a part of continuing to change the world. That's why college is so important not to get a piece of paper or a degree but to make actual change happen in the world. I'm going to go to college, I'm going to get my BFA and guess what? I'm going to be a star. Good girl! Thank you.