Acquiring the "college income premium" is not the reason for going to college. College and universities allow students relatively unfettered exploration of ide

Acquiring the "college income premium" is not the reason for going to college. College and universities allow students relatively unfettered exploration of ideas and social interactions. While some of us manage to do that without the umbrella of academia, most of us fare better at a college. Moreover, colleges and universities (especially the great research universities) provide a way to push back the boundaries of human knowledge and transfer concepts and technology to a new generation. College is where you meet friends and lovers.