“I think, therefore I am.” Rene Descartes once stated. This famous quote explicitly elucidates why people go to colleges. Nowadays, people go to college for variety of reasons. Still, there are some primary reasons that lead people to colleges.
To begin with, people go to college just because everyone does. Since most people go to colleges, they are almost forced to go there; if not, they will be somehow left behind. For instance, most people that I know of don’t even dream of not going to colleges. It might be because their parents force them to go, but it’s because it seems there is no other way. It almost is perceived as a “must-go” place. It always is not easy to become a pioneer.
In addition, they seek more knowledge. Since jobs are so branched and specified, they can barely do anything with the knowledge taught in high school. So in order to work as a competent member of society, they seek more knowledge. The fact that some majors are more competitive to get in to bolsters this perspective. For instance, medical school is popular because it teaches esoteric knowledge; it means they will be more valuable than average people according to the rule of supply and demand.
Finally, they take colleges as a chance to find what their interest is. Most students when they graduate high school they aren’t actually sure what they are going to do for livings. So, they go to college to look at variety of fields that are available for them. Counting me as an example, I have some vague idea of what I want to do in the future, but it’s not solid. What I want to do when I go to college is to find out what fits me the most.
Hence, people go to colleges for a number of reasons. Those three primary reasons mentioned in the earlier paragraphs are epitomes of those reasons. Therefore, people go to colleges either because they want to or forced to go there not knowing any other alternatives.