It wasn't until high school that I began to have the concept of university, but I basically didn't know which universities besides Peking University, Tsinghua, Fudan University and China University of Science and Technology. Of course, this is not a question of ambition, but complete ignorance in the state of ignorance under closed information. After graduating from high school and applying for a university, I suddenly saw so many unheard-of university names that I didn't know how to choose. I didn't make a hasty decision until I filled in my volunteer.
Personally, I took the college entrance examination in the early 1990s. At that time, I thought my world outlook, outlook on life and values had taken shape. Looking back, it did begin to take shape, but it was only an initial state, which was formed in books, not life experiences. At that time, I didn't know much about society, and I didn't think much about life. My understanding of studying in college probably didn't go beyond the scope of settling down: finding a good job for eating.
Actually. Many students also think that "going to college" is to eat, to have a decent job, or because everyone around you is going to college, so you have to go yourself. In fact, this understanding of the true meaning of going to college is inaccurate and one-sided. If it's for the former. I'm afraid many people will be disappointed. Nowadays, after graduation, more and more college students find that the only choice they face is to enter a little-known company. With a meager salary, I saved money and paid off my mortgage for decades, but I still bite my teeth and continue to study for a master's degree, a doctor, a strong man, a martyr, a saint and so on. (Endless, willing to "admit defeat"), or simply can't find a job and be "employed".
Of course, although many people feel cheated after finishing college, just like a popular saying now: I use a sack of money to study, in exchange for a sack of books, I use a sack of books to sell. As a result, the money sold can't buy a sack! But many people still think that the worse thing than not finding a job after graduating from college is not being admitted to college. Therefore, going to college is still the first choice for students.
In the eyes of ordinary people, going to college has two major purposes: one is to seek knowledge and prepare for future development; The second is to apply for a job, find a good job for the future and earn more money. The two complement each other, because in the era of knowledge economy, under normal circumstances, good careers are based on knowledge, and obviously the role of knowledge is particularly important.
However, a university is not only a place to learn knowledge, but also a place for students to improve themselves and increase their wisdom. If a college student doesn't understand and do this when he graduates, at least half of his college tuition will be wasted. Knowledge can be learned anywhere, whether you go to college or not, and you don't even need a group of university teachers to teach. Two heads are better than one. The teachers in the canteen can teach us a lot of knowledge. But the enlightenment of wisdom is much more difficult, which requires a good place and conditions, through various ways, including teaching and learning, through various things to explore and enlighten. The university just provides such a place, at least gives you a new vision and space, and improves your life wisdom. Of course, many people may realize it after the fact.