> It also grows the intellectual souls, exposing people to far more depth of thought. I think this is one of the more valuable components of attending universi

> It also grows the intellectual souls, exposing people to far more depth of thought. I think this is one of the more valuable components of attending university - in part just because it exposes one to more people, from more diverse backgrounds. It encourages you to see the world from more than one perspective, and to (I hope) be able to understand and be more compassionate about others. There is a segment of people (in the US at least) that don't want kids to go to college for exactly this reason - they don't want their kids, or other young people to be exposed to or trained in critical thinking and broad perspectives.