Students are more influenced by their teachers than by their friends. According to the claim, teachers influence students more than their friends. Although I wish that was so, I don't agree with this. Let's consider reasons for the greater impact of a student's friends. Firstly, some students simply spend more time with their fellows. In order to influence someone in a certain way, we have to talk with him/her and be involved in activities. Not all students put a lot of effort into their education. This means that they work or hanging out with their friends, spending time enjoying themselves. The proportion of time spent on education and leisure defines the impact of their teachers. More they study, more they interact with professors or book authors. In my opinion, only a few students really involved in their studies. Regarding the second reason, young people usually want to be like their friends. I believe that it's a characteristic of people aged 18-22. Their social group determines attitudes and values, which the youth hang on to. For example, the punk subculture captured the minds of Russian young people in 90s. As a result, many of students left colleges, started to work and joined labor unions. This shows that social environment and views of other young people affect students to a great extent. Finally, students are more influenced by their friends than by their teachers. The lack of strong motivation to study and perceptivity to social conditions result in a great impact of student's friends on them. I believe that in the near future this will change.