This can be a great advantage because you will be able to network with these people throughout your professional career. You'll get friends for life, and that's not to say you won't get friends in high school too; however, you will not use the people you meet in high school as professionally as you would the people you meet in college. Franek says it best in his article “How a College Education Contributes to Long-Term Success in Life.” saying, "The friends you make, the clubs you join, even that randomly assigned freshman roommate, can all form the backbone of the social and professional network you'll use for the rest of your life".