Why do people go to college?

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It used to be that you go to college for the love of learning and intellectual stimulation. Now it’s more aligned to getting a corporate white-collar job. Call me stupid, but you could say that most, if not all, students are in college for the sole reason of getting a job afterward. What baffles me is that this is even the case at the top schools. Professors don’t want to teach, and students don’t want to learn (but DO want to party).

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<p>where are you getting this stuff from? Seriously, it’s just silly. Its hard to respond to such gross generalizations. Most kids I know are really into learning for its own sake and are choosing schools that provide that. None of the kids I know are going to college for a corporate job. Sure some do- I’m a business school professor so that is probably true of most of my students- but not true for the vast majority of students I know outside of my classes. And professors are no less interested in teaching than they were ever. I’m in a heavy duty research environment but I and most of my colleagues actually care a lot about doing well in the classroom and we do.</p>