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This chapter concludes the book by synthesizing six overarching ideas about relationship-rich education, and sharing advice from some of the students we interviewed.

Six things to remember about relationship-rich education:

1. Relationships will help you succeed in college.
2. Relationships will make your college experience more meaningful.
3. The relationships you form in college will  matter long  after you graduate.
4. Relationship building in college prepares you to work and live in a diverse world.
5. You will both benefit from and contribute to relationships in college.
6. You have what it takes to build relationships in college.