College is not worth any more or less than before or after. If you can afford the college and if you want to go to college, college is a great experience. And f

College is not worth any more or less than before or after. If you can afford the college and if you want to go to college, college is a great experience. And for another thing, it's a great place for experiencing "pre"-job world. Out of your hometown, there are really various kinds of people from every part of the place. And college is a great place for meeting those people. Associating with young, ambitious, hard-working people was a really refreshing experience for me. And think about the democracy and the principle of it. There's some amount of truth that more people can think better results. (spare me from the everlasting discussion of populism and totalitarianism) I don't think I learned that much from professors since I didn't go to college that much.. :P But rather, I learned from my peers. And I even learned how to learn from professors from my peers. Another point: at that age span (of 19 - 23 and upwards), young folks are easy to make mistakes and fall for victims of bad things, be overly confident of their future. Being in a college prevents those unfortunate events from happening to some extent. And another point: Being young and curious, sometimes you might need to dig deep into your curiosity and study about everything - being in a college means you have lots of free time. So you are in this ivory tower for limited period of time, it's up to you how to use that free (& paid by your parents or you, which means it's not that free at all) time. And since you're still "student", you're immune to many responsibilities also. It's somehow an opportunity for you. These were the benefits of college in my opinion. Of course, there are lots of cons of college - being too expensive, only delays your chance to be in the real adult world, college has become a school for job market decades ago so why bother, etc. I think it's one's choice to how to look at this double-edged sword & opportunity that comes once in your lifetime.