I would add to what Lisa Micele said that many in the Uni community do not see a mandatory move from the hallowed halls of Uni to the ivy-covered halls of Elite U. My wife worked with a Uni grad that did not go to college until he was in his late 40s. In his early 50s, then, he was doing a medical residency.
I must say, though, that I cringed, Anna, at the "few elite colleges and hope for the best" line. What worries me the most at Uni is the mind set that there are a "few elite colleges" that are the only ones Uni grads can attend. How sad! Wonderful colleges exist out there that Uni students never see because of the mind set that only a "few elite colleges" are worthy places for an education and success in life. If the Uni community does the students a disservice, I think it is not in thinking you have to go immediately to college but that only a "few elite colleges" are available so you "hope for the best."
College or Bust?
I would add to what Lisa Micele said that many in the Uni community do not see a mandatory move from the hallowed halls of Uni to the ivy-covered halls of Elite U. My wife worked with a Uni grad that did not go to college until he was in his late 40s. In his early 50s, then, he was doing a medical residency.
I must say, though, that I cringed, Anna, at the "few elite colleges and hope for the best" line. What worries me the most at Uni is the mind set that there are a "few elite colleges" that are the only ones Uni grads can attend. How sad! Wonderful colleges exist out there that Uni students never see because of the mind set that only a "few elite colleges" are worthy places for an education and success in life. If the Uni community does the students a disservice, I think it is not in thinking you have to go immediately to college but that only a "few elite colleges" are available so you "hope for the best."