Caroline Bird writes the statement in her 1975 article "The Case Against College (Bird 15-18)" that not all high school graduates are ready to attend college. It's 2010 and this article is still relevant. Some of the students I met were not mature enough for obedience school and even less for university. Here are some of the points she makes in the article: College has never worked its magic for everyone. Does this make you a better person? Are colleges responsible for your children? Do my children live at a country club? I will use some of my own experiences as an example of college life, as well as examples from my daughter's college experience, as well as that of my nephews. All this to find the answer to the big question: are you ready to go to college? The main point of Caroline Bird's article is that the university has never been able to work its magic for everyone (15). I completely agree with this statement. Today, many high school graduates are not mature enough to attend college immediately after high school. Since they have been in school for thirteen years, students have been thinking about a “me” moment after graduation. They are not ready to settle into a serious academic environment. My oldest daughter graduated from high school in the spring of 2009, then attended her first semester of college the following fall. She dropped out after her first semester because college was harder than she thought. She worked part time in addition to going to school full time. There was always an outside distraction to prevent him from continuing his studies. His grades were proof positive that students need to be serious about college to get anything out of their college education. Bird also argues that college will make anyone a b...... middle of paper...... a lot of pressure on high school graduates from parents and employers to get a degree if they want to make something of themselves. After working for twenty-five years, I have experience and qualifications that should make me more desirable than a twenty-two year old with little work experience. If he has a degree, he'll get the job ahead of me almost every time. That's why I'm back in college after all these years. Going to college is a choice that everyone can make with the advice of those close to them. Sit down with someone who knows you and write down your dreams and desires. Determine what you would like to accomplish in life and investigate whether you have any arguments for or against college. Works CitedBird, Caroline. “The Case Against the University.” 1975 The power of language; the language of power. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. 15-18. Print.