To quote Nevitt Sanford, "for two years I was really interested in science, but in my junior and senior years I just kept saying, I've done two years; I"m going to finish." When I got out I made up my mind that I wasn't going to school anymore because so many of my courses were bullshit." (Bird 465) .
If students believe that college isn't necessarily good for them, you can't expect them to stay on for the general good of mankind. (Bird 466) Dealing with the pressures of having to earn good grades, affording tuition, and suffering through courses which bear no meaning on what students want to do makes it easy to see why some people do shy away from college. College is extremely expensive, and even with the help of financial aid and scholarships, people just don't see the point in going because eventually all the financial help they received will catch up to them unless they are either dirt poor, or spoiled brats who come from wealthy families. The money catches up to them right after they graduate from college and they are in debt before they get a chance to experience freedom in their careers. It seems like college is more trouble than it is worth. Why suffer through all the hardship that college brings? You shouldn't have to be required to take courses, which have nothing to do with the career you are seeking. That is a waste of time and money and just shows you that college administrators want your money more so than to see you succeed.
College isn't necessarily all bad. People go to college to continue their education and learn what they need to get into the career they are seeking. The problem here is that everyone makes it seem that you have to go to college in order to make something of yourself. That is not entirely true because college isn't for everybody. Students who enjoy school-based learning are the people who should attend college. (Marty Nemko) College is a great way to continue your education and it can help you find the career you want.