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In a world of college concierge services and financial planners, how will students learn basic DIY skills, and to embrace the variety of tasks they'll likely face as independent young adults? No one else can exercise your Do-It-Yourself (DIY) skills for you.

One article equates students seeking "the full college experience" with students seeking amenities.

Creating this level of convenience may result in removing many varied learning opportunities. The college experience may then generate a lack of self-reliance rather than the college experience generating "internal locus of control" and a strong can-do attitude and approach to life.