What is the point of going to college in the U.S.?

Ahhhh, there's nothing better than a teenager with all the answers. :) Okay okay, a bit of a preamble: there's a degree of truth to some of the stuff you mention. read more

Since then, in both their attitudes and in their choice of majors, college students have increasingly seen a bachelor’s degree as a means to an end: a job. Freshmen now list getting a better job as the most important reason to go to college in an annual UCLA survey of first-year students. read more

Part of the point of going to college is the education–but only part. There are many other aspects that should not be overlooked. College often gets you out of the house, out of the city and even out of the state or country. read more