To be successful in this world you need a college degree. This has been drilled into the heads of most if not all students during their school days. The pressure to succeed will drive most people to earn a college degree. Some students attend college for the love of learning and others for the desire to succeed. In the essay “What is College for?” Gary Gutting states: “Our support for higher education only makes sense if we consider this intellectual culture essential to our society.” If we do not consider learning and knowledge as a necessity, pursuing a university career is useless. From an early age, my grandmother instilled in me the importance of knowledge. Instead of giving toys at Christmas, he gave books and told me that education was the one thing no one could take away from me. The value of learning is significant to me because of my grandmother. The desire to acquire something new every day is the greatest gift of knowledge. To obtain this gift you must work hard to receive the benefits. To have a successful education you need to engage, value and acquire knowledge. The transition from hi...