Writing Feedback / "never thought college was important at all" - Cause and Effect [4]

Hello English is my second language and I have to write a Cause and Effect essay...this is what I got so far...

Growing up, I never thought college was important at all. My parents never received a college education degree. They had a good business income even though they did not have college education. When I was in high school my parents told me the effects of going to college. Attending college will help me make new friendships, learn new things, and help me with a better future.

Friendships are hard to make now a days. Friends are really important because they make part of my life. Attending school will help me fiend new friends. They will also be from other countries since colleges have different students from different parts of the world. The effect of this will help me learn from their cultures. It will also help me help me with my studies because the new people I meet will be in the classes that I will be taking.