¶ … interviewee is a 23-year-old senior, pursuing BA in business. It is argued that the transition to adulthood, the movement into adult status, is socially constructed. According to Arnett, (2000) the emerging adulthood is a period which brings the possibility of many options in life. He adds that at this stage, not much about the future has been decided for certain, it the period of life that the scope of independent exploration of life's possibilities is greater than at any other time in the lives of many. In line with this, the interviewee regards adulthood as the first opportunity in making and learning how to take responsibility of one's life; it is learning to deal with the consequences of one's decisions. In addition, Arnett reveals that at this stage, many of the emerging adults do not consider themselves as adolescents and neither do they consider themselves entirely as adults. In this case, the interviewee compliments Arnett's theory, he is not sure whether he is an adult or not and says that there are moments when he considers himself an adult and believes that the ability to make one owns decision is part of being an adult. He also thinks that maturity and experience are major components of adulthood that are acquired with time. Therefore in this regard he falls short of considering himself an adult. He says he is not 100% adult and consults his parents and other family members from time to time for guidance instead of taking that leap of faith and hope for the better.
Challenges
The interviewee encountered challenges and changes brought upon by the transition to college. However, he says that he was prepared for and looked forward to confronting some of these challenges. The curriculum was hard demanding for longer study hours, the teachers also demanding more responsibility and accountability; here things that he got away with in high school were not possible in college, here one was their own parent. The interviewee adds that the new found freedom in college proved also challenging as it ushered him to a complex social life. He pointed out at academics as the most challenging to adapt to in college...
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