This is a good tip even if you aren't learning on your own.

A combination between this method and college would probably be best for most people

We tend to forget as a society about the alternatives to college- the first question seniors always get asked is "So how many of you are going to college?"

I will use this article to argue that college isn't for everyone.

Learning isn't exclusive to college. Instead, it can happen through experiences in the real world. There's no point in learning from books if that knowledge can't be applied.

Not everyone can learn in college. Ever yone is different and sometimes it just doesn't work, even though society expects it too. People can succeed and grow without excelling in college.

I will use this article that not everyone benefits from college.

This is like the hardest thing in the world.

I think ever since our beginning we've been harshly contrasting with Britain. We don't want to be like them, even though it might be a good thing in this case.

I have this bias too because I've grown up loving reading.

We need to fix our classes and our economy so we can improve this. People shouldn't be forced to have second jobs.

American culture expects too much out of people and babies them up until they actually do the thing, in which case it's a shock of reality.

We put so much pressure on going to college but not everyone is cut out for it.

I will use this article to argue that not everyone needs to attend college.

Schools teach us to be the best test takers. They don't teach us how to actually learn. That comes from your own desire to actually grow as a person.

This is the self-betterment the boss mentioned earlier in the article. He's forgotten about the type of self-betterment where you only make yourself appear good and he has instead started bettering himself for himself.

I find that I've picked up this skill as well. It's sort of like code-switching.

I've gone to an interview for Brown University and for a scholarship at SIU Carbondale- seeing the competition up close is really unsettling.

Quota systems can be such a hit or miss. On the one hand, it ensures a diverse group of people get a chance but it also might prevent someone better suited from getting a chance.

This is true. However, people try to fake it so it's become convoluted and corrupted.

Again, the theme of "worst of the best" is repeated here.

What do you do when you're among people who are all on the same level as you? No longer are you the best of the best- you're the worst of the best. It's a weird shock.

We build up this culture of "I am special" that can only lead to failures in the long run.

We need to rework our education system- our ability to take multiple choice tests shouldn't mean we're smart.

This is an unfortunate truth. In society's eyes, we are only numbers.

This is something I relate to- I've known this since I started honors classes in fifth grade and made my current friends, some who have dropped out of honors classes or have ended up in lower honors classes as high school has gotten harder. It especially became prominent with the ACT.

It doesn't just happen with the atmosphere at events either- there's a ton of actions or things that people do that are agressively white. You see it and you know it's a white person thing. It's a culture, almost.

Let the buyer beware

This is an interesting description because a human scream would make a normal person feel a pang of empathy while an inhuman scream would make a human's blood chill to the bone. By describing it as both, it creates a completely different reaction.

What is the significance of not giving his companion a name? Maybe it's to continue vibe that the author is not connected to this piece. Or maybe it makes the story generic.

This seems to be the beginning of a comparison- maybe that humans cannot be bought emotionally?