Hopefully one day there will be a better alternative to college, but right now it's the easy way to just fall into a nice job without having to try very hard.

Hopefully one day there will be a better alternative to college, but right now it's the easy way to just fall into a nice job without having to try very hard. Unless you want to try very, very hard, college is the path of least resistance. Also, because of that, you won't meet many ambitious people. Most peoples' ambitions don't lie very far beyond "be comfortable". You will also literally never be surrounded by as many 18-22 year old girls in the entire rest of your life. That's opportunity you should think carefully about passing up.