Is This a College or a Daycare?

     So when I applied to college, I expected there to be many differences in the level of academic expectations in high school and in college.  But apparently some students were expecting the same level of coddling we received even before we reached the pubescent level. If high school was supposed to prepare you for college, then what does that say for the education many of us received.  I have met many students who will admit they made it through high school by a teacher holding their hand and walking them down the path.  While that is admirable to an extent on the teachers part, it's far from preparatory.  Don't expect a professor to suddenly make sure that you, student #356829875, pass their course with flying colors.
    Why are you so upset when the professor doesn't give you a review for the test?  THE CLASS IS A REVIEW FOR THE TEST. Pay attention. You expect a professor to let you miss class repeatedly, and you show up the class before the test and know exactly what to study? False!  Life doesn't work that way.  High school is over. You can't pull the same old stunts and expect these professors to cater to you. 
    Now I do not want it misinterpreted that I'm saying professors do not care about their students.  That is not the case.  I know many professors who do, in fact, care a tremendous amount about the well being and success of every student.  I just don't understand those people who expect professors to help them do their bare minimum in order to pass.  Now to any professor who might read this, keep giving reviews if you think they are needed, I appreciate them, and yet I also still attend your classes. I just don't understand the students who expect the professor to shape their lives and lesson plans around one person. 
    If high school was to prepare us for college, and college is to prepare us for the real world why would you expect any special treatment.  The real world isn't going to stop because you forgot to read the material or come to class prepared to work.  Time will go on, jobs will continue, companies will still make money and you may or may not be apart of that system.  So why not start now and prepare yourself for a shocking reality for many:  YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF.  No one else is going to help you pass, do your homework, or be the one to remind you of what you have to do.  In college it is you, sink or swim.
   Stop expecting others to do things for you, and take initiative and do it yourself.  Trust me in the long run you will appreciate those individuals who do help you out, if you don't expect it and are self-reliant.  Asking for help is always a good plan, but asking for someone to help carry you through a class because you purely don't want to do the work is unacceptable.  I don't expect someone else to learn my lines in a show, or to design a costume I'm working on, why then would you expect someone else to make sure your work is done.  A little self reliance is a powerful tool that every colelge student should learn. 
So tell me what you think out there? Am I wrong? Do you agree? I'd love to hear your thoughts.  And as always, sleep well, love one another, and remember: Life is a choice, choose wisely.