We are told our whole lives that we need to go to college to get an education so we can grow up and be able to afford everything we need in life. Only the wealthy, or those lucky enough to earn a scholarship, go to college in hopes of realizing that dream. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left behind to work with what we have. Kristof writes, “The cornerstone of the American Dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.” So the answer is yes, the American dream is