I’m already 18. But I still can’t justify why university education is important. How pathetic is that? Here I am, in Victoria University of Wellington. It feels really good to finally be in uni – a great place to gain knowledge, meet intelligent people, develop and exchange ideas – everybody knows that. But why should we go to university in the first place? Peter November, my FCOM lecturer once posed the question "Why are you at university?" The first thing that crossed my mind was a degree – the target set by most parents and teachers. Contradictorily to my answer, his answer was “to ask questions”. Peter is a rather philosophical guy, therefore his answer was meant to be somewhat philosophical too. Regardless of what he meant by that, I am keen to disagree to it. It did not sound quite right to me. Imagine paying a total of NZ$70,000 for tuition fees. Coming here just to ask questions is simply inadequate.
My father was sent to university by his parents so that they could overcome poverty. So is that why people go to university? To get a degree, earn high salary and live an extravagant life, if...
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