I don't like to get too cynical, but college is not what "they" say it is. It depends on the degree, but after you graduate from college and see "the real world", you look back and see the whole system was a scam.
They sell you on this dream of, "earn a college degree, and that's how you'll be successful". They paint this picture of blue skies, a picket fence, and you can go off and be successful.
But no one points out the huge variance in degrees, and the variance across the country (with housing, rent, cost of living). In a lot of cities, a degree means very little or anything (after student loan paybacks, rent, etc).
Not every degree of course, like engineering or law. But the system tries to paint this happy, all encompassing answer. So be wary. And keep your critical thinking skills in college.
Degree, '04 in Finance.
Current job, marketing related.