College Life

College is a place where young people have the chance to further develop their brains in and out of the class room. Students are introduced to new topics and teaching styles that will diversefy their ability to learn. The purpose of a University is to enhance the knowledge of students and prepare them for their dream job. Or is it?
Upon copmleting my first two years at a major college in Virginia, I have become critical of the purpose of college. The image is that of a place to bring about learning and understanding. However, with rising tuition prices and large sums of money spent on aquatic centers that image is quickly dwindling. Universities are more interested in making the school look good to possible consumers than they are in the welfare of current students. It seems that the only facilities that don't get renevated are libraries.
Large Universities work hard to maintain a high turnover rate. They need to have more incoming freshman than graduating seniors to increase profit. The almighty dollar in fluences every aspect of schooling. Teachers, which are to a school as wheels to a car, are very much under paid. However, basketball coaches are swimming in wealth. Why? Because they helped increase the profit for a school.
On another note, it does not seem that college is a place of learning. In my opinion college is a place where people come to simply get their degree. I have become much more interested in grades than knowledge. In most classes I would be much more content with receiving an "A" and learning nowthing than getting a "B" and actually learnining something. If a teacher truely wanted you to learn a subject, I feel that they would be more interested in teaching it rather than testing on it.