When I say "teach you to think", I don't just mean critical thinking. I mean the entire "mind" experience. Being forced to take subjects you have no interest i

When I say "teach you to think", I don't just mean critical thinking. I mean the entire "mind" experience. Being forced to take subjects you have no interest in, and to do well you must think about them deeply. This expands your mind, and teaches you how to approach things you find boring, have little interest in, and/or don't want to do. Someone is there to hold you accountable for your learning, knowledge and work - all things you must learn to rationalize and do on your own. Many like to say "when am I ever going to use X?", failing to understand not all of the value is in that particular subject - instead it's the complete experience. On reflection, I found some of my most mundane classes to be the most impactful on my life, such as Film Appreciation or Theory of Criminality. These challenged my beliefs and assumptions, expanded my thoughts, and forced me to communicate (vocally and in writing) why I held them. Instead of just "knowing" something, I was challenged to think about and understand why. You will be a better human being, after surviving the experience. You will be more capable of adaptation, reasoning, critical thinking, personal discipline and more. None of this are things you can't learn on your own, or experience somewhere else. But University is a really great way.