Who should attend college and what they should study depend on what the purpose of going to college should be, which is the subject of this interesting essay. How many 18-year-olds want
"an opportunity to experience an intellectual awakening"?

http://www.theatlantic.com/educatio...ge-is-the-key-to-social-mobility/283120/
The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility
Higher education should be promoted to all students as an opportunity to experience an intellectual awakening, not just increase their earning power.
ANDREW SIMMONS
The Atlantic
January 16, 2014