Learning that people probably like you a whole lot more than they'll ever tell you, and that it's your responsibility to make sure your friends know how much you appreciate them. It's about learning that simply doing what you're supposed to do isn't enough, you need to put forth twice that much in order to fully grasp whatever it is that's sitting in front of you. It's about learning how to make people smile. College is about learning how to miss people enough to not stick them in the past, and how to not miss them so much that it keeps you from moving into the future. Learning how to motivate yourself and how to motivate others.
College is about learning.
Learning how to live. We are all engaged in a life-long journey to discover some truth and happiness about ourselves or about the Universe we live in. All of us are unique individuals with unique experiences and unique knowledge. No one can take that away from you. It is that uniqueness that makes all of us equally important, no matter what race, creed, income level, gender, sexuality, religion, political beliefs, whatever.