A college degree is necessary to succeed in this world. This has been practiced in the minds of most, if not all, students throughout their school years. The pressure to succeed will push most people to pursue a college education. Some students attend college for the love of learning and others for the desire to succeed. In the essay “What is University for?” » Gary Gutting says: “Our support for higher education only makes sense if we see this intellectual culture as essential to our society.” If we do not view learning and knowledge as a necessity, pursuing an academic career is pointless. At a very young age, my grandmother made me understand the importance of knowledge. Instead of giving toys for Christmas, she gave me books and told me that education was the one thing no one could take away from me. The value of learning is important to me because of my grandmother. The desire to acquire something new every day is the greatest gift of knowledge. In order to obtain this gift you must commit to benefit from it. To have a successful education, one must engage, value and acquire knowledge....