My thoughts that I have shared with others: A college education doesn't mean you will be smarter than others. However, when you go to college, you meet people who don't look like you. You meet people who come from a different neighborhood than you. Going to college teaches you how to think. You learn critical thinking skills. You learn to formulate thoughts and opinions based on fact, logic and reasoning. If you doubt this, just refer to general posting on social media in recent times. One can almost tell from reading a post if that person who went to college. Then click on the profile to confirm. To the poster(s) who feels L.A. classes are not necessary, I disagree. I wished I could have taken more.