Why College? Part 8 — Learning to Think

Higher education is not about money, not at the heart of it. Higher education is about learning to think, and while the ability to think is not as tangible as a cold, hard paycheck, saying “No way!” to college is saying “No way!” to a lifetime of both financial and cultural growth.

Why College? Part 6 — Rejecting College Rejections

How to turn that NO into a YES (sort of): Rejecting College Rejections.

Why College? Part 3 — How could I not?

As the case is with many of my friends and classmates, going to college was about more than just me; rather, it was about my family, my history, and (at the risk of sounding cliché) my future. I suppose my response to “Why college?” was always “How could I not?”

Why College? Part 1 — Opening (and Shutting) Doors

For me the question of “Why College?” is something I have considered very seriously in the course of completing my degree. I am technically an alumnus of University College London. When I finish the degree I started in 2005 I will also be an alumnus of the University of Westminster. One degree, two universities: I have asked the question “Why College?” not once, but twice. The first time I asked myself that question I barely had to think about it. I was already going to college and I was going to a good one. I got into UCL, described as a “British Ivy League university.” I met interesting people, I had a great time, and through it all I even had time to study and write essays, which are the basic elements of a History degree. Why ask “Why College?” when things are proceeding as people expect and life is [...]