The importance of a goal, not only in college but throughout life, is a necessary attribute of success. Without a personal goal for which to strive, the entire universe seems a gray, swirling mist with bright, blinding, blinking lights representing opportunity just out of reach.
The person with no objective, or with no promise of relief from the torturing monotony of work and school, will greedily reach out to grasp at the opportunity of wealth, fame, or any form of self glorification.
The horror of the unknown holds him only temporarily, and he wades in blindly, arms flailing, mouth open, and every part of his mind, soul and body wide open to the fatal wound of failure.
It seems permissible to agree that some may possibly reach the dimmer lights of small success, but a person so full of indecision, incompetency, and an irrevocable deficit of not caring, could never reach the really bright lights of personal success.
Quite the inverse of this character is the person with a particular goal in mind, who keeps his head up, his mind alert, and his eyes fixed on the beacon of his own interest.
This person will be the true success, for as the failure will eventually learn, there is no easy road to take.
They are all full of disappointment, pitfalls, and varied paths leading away from success.
Success depends upon the individual. He must have desire, forethought, and a certain degree of intelligence. These are the three characteristics of success.
Much like your goal itself, they are not easily acquired nor maintained, but develop these and your destination is in sight.
Then, though possibly groping and stumbling in the midst of uncertainty, you will always rise to find yourself a little bit closer to that unflickering light of success.