College: How I Got the Most Out of My Parents' Investment

Even if you disagree with me and you really want to learn something, college isn't the place to do it. Unless you're going to a school with a great reputation for teaching undergraduates, you're not going to get a lot of face time with professors. At universities, professors don't get tenure because they're great teachers. They get tenure by publishing "great" academic articles.

It's possible that a really terrific professor could expand your mind, but most of what people learn in school comes from books they can read and comprehend without expert assistance. I don't doubt that some students do in fact learn important skills, like how to think, from their professors, but if you're heading off to college for the first time, don't hold your breath.

Maybe you'll love college, but if you don't expect it to be paradise, you won't be disappointed.