People attend college for a lot of different reasons. I believe that the three most common
reasons are to prepare for a career, to have new experiences, and to increase their
knowledge of themselves and of the world around them.
Career preparation is probably the primary reason that people attend college. These
days, the job market is very competitive. Careers such as information technology will
need many new workers in the near future. At college, students can learn new skills for
these careers and increase their opportunities for the future.
Students also go to college to have new experiences. For many, it is their first time away
from home. At college, they can meet new people from many different places. They can
see what life is like in a different city. They can learn to live on their own and take care of
themselves without having their family always nearby.
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At college, students have the opportunity to increase their knowledge. As they decide
what they want to study, pursue their studies, and interact with their classmates, they
learn a lot about themselves. They also, of course, have the opportunity to learn about
many subjects in their classes. In addition to the skills and knowledge related to their
career, college students also have the chance to take classes in other areas. For many,
this will be their last chance to study different subjects.
Colleges offer much more than career preparation. They offer the opportunity to have new
experiences and to learn many kinds of things. I think all of these are reasons why people
attend college. 
 People
 attend college for  
a lot of
  different
 reasons. I believe that the three most common
reasons are to prepare for a  
career
, to have  
new
 experiences, and to increase their
knowledge of themselves and of the world around them.
Career preparation is  
probably
 the primary reason that  
people
 attend college. These
days, the job market is  
very
 competitive.  
Careers
 such as information technology will
need  
many
  new
 workers in the near future. At college, students can  
learn
  new
  skills
 for
these  
careers
 and increase their  
opportunities
 for the future.
Students  
also
 go to college to have  
new
 experiences. For  
many
, it is their  
first
 time away
from home. At college, they can  
meet
  new
  people
 from  
many
  different
 places. They can 
see
 what life is like in a  
different
 city. They can  
learn
 to  
live
 on their  
own
 and take care of
themselves without having their family always nearby.
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At college, students have the  
opportunity
 to increase their knowledge. As they decide
what they want to study, pursue their studies, and interact with their classmates, they
learn a lot about themselves. They  
also
,  
of course
, have the  
opportunity
 to  
learn
 about 
many
 subjects in their classes.  
In addition
 to the  
skills
 and knowledge related to their
career, college students  
also
 have the chance to take classes in other areas. For  
many
,
this will be their last chance to study  
different
 subjects.
Colleges offer much more than  
career
 preparation. They offer the  
opportunity
 to have new
experiences and to  
learn
  many
 kinds of things. I  
think
 all of these are reasons why  
people
attend college.