The Case Against College

I did like this article it was a bit of a relief that there are parents out there who are more understanding about what their child wants to do. My parents have both graduated from Long Beach (woohoo!) and being the typical Asian parents, they have both encouraged me to continue onto college. My parents encouragement to go to college was only a small part of why I am here. For me, I wanted to go, I wanted to get a higher degree of learning. I want to be among intelligent peers and I want to be able to voice my own opinion. And going to a JC was no option, I wanted to get into a four year college. The mentality I kept to get to a four year helped me achieve my goal. Plus I was in all AP course to help prepare myself to what the workload might be like in a college class. And also a main determining factor to me continuing my education was my friends. Most of my friends were continuing onto a four year and it was that extra push to help me get to where I am. I didn't want to be the one friend who didn't apply to schools or didn't make it. I wanted to be as successful as they are. I like the fact that Lee also acknowledged the fact that school isn't only to just get a good job. Going to college we're suppose to enjoy the moment, this is our first few steps into adulthood. We have reached a new way of learning where we get more leeway on our work, we are able to fully express ourselves .