The purpose of education is to teach you the necessity of thinking for yourself, the necessity of asking critical questions of yourself and of others and how to find perceptive and penetrating questions to ask.

Most people would generally agree that college tuition is expensive. We might even nod our heads to affirm that our college is more expensive than most. Even with the financial aid packages, the amount due every semester is by no means puny.

Some days I awaken to a bright future full of hope and confidence. The world is mine and I know it. I march to class with a hop in my step, an all-knowing confidence that I can take on the world. I arrive at my first class only to have my dreams crushed.