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What do you believe is the purpose of a college education? -I believe that a college education has many purposes, not just one necessarily. A main reason to obtain a college education is because of a future career that expects a college graduate as an employee. Jobs today are high in demand and not everyone can get one position. If many people are applying for one position, you would have a better chance at getting the job if you had a college degree. Another purpose of a college education is for people to become well-rounded. By the time that you graduate college, you will have learned so much more than individuals who did not attend college. In that case, you will be more well-rounded and knowledgeable about what is going on around them.

What does it mean to be educated? -It means that you are knowledgeable about your surroundings and other people around you. You have learned not only in the classroom, but other experiences that are important in life as well. Education does not only necessarily mean acing a test or getting a perfect score on the SATs. Even though it is very important to do well in school and challenge yourself, you can also educate yourself by getting to know others, and places around you.

What experiences have you had with education that led you to this belief? -I was never the perfect student through all of my school years, but I got by and have done a lot better as I have aged. I could have done better in school but I have learned that getting perfect scores on tests are not everything when it comes to being educated. I believe that you are educated when you have knowledge about others and your surrounding. Since I have been at college for almost two full years, I have learned a lot about myself and others as well. I have become educated about why people do the things that they do and who my true friends are.