College: Why, Why not?

I found that the author hit a lot of good points, and was accurate with what she was saying, especially about the lack of available positions. I assume that the situation is somewhat similar today to the way it was in the 70’s. While she was technically correct about the facts and figures, I disagree entirely with her interpretation of them. A situation in which there are the exact number of positions available for a certain number of applicants is implausible, because then there would be no competition. This competition is what keeps the work force producing at high levels of quality. It is true that only a portion of those who apply with a given degree will then put that degree to direct use in their occupation, however other skills go along with getting any college degree (she did touch on this point, which I agreed with). Those who don’t put their degree to direct use won’t necessarily go into low paying, boring jobs. A person with a degree in business may decide after college that he really loves the fashion industry, become a designer, and earn great amounts of money that way. He will still probably be using tools he learned in college, and he is still doing what he loves.