Students are taught that to achieve what they want in life they must go to college because that's where they get the degree, that gets the "good" job and that's gets the "big" paycheck. Money and success have become in our modern world a cornerstone of how we judge other people and how we set our goals. William Zinsser states in his essay College Pressures, "Achievement is the national god, venerated in our media-the million -dollar athlete, the wealthy executive-and glorified in our praise of possessions." Students today like those of 1979 strive to achieve and then complete college for financial security not only for their own human development and positive change over time. Zinsser describes the undergraduate as "primarily a driven creature who is largely ignoring the blithe spirit inside who keeps trying to come out and play." .
Furthermore, I would have to agree with William Zinsser's description of the undergraduate. Students are extremely focused on completing college as soon as possible and beginning their careers. I believe that students today are extremely driven to earn the highest grades, build the best looking resumes and college transcripts for their inevitable post college career interviews and to do so in the least amount of time possible. William Zinnser believes that this is a common misguided goal of an average college student. I, however, don't believe he is right. We do not live in a perfect world where everyone can .
work where they wish to, and live where they want to, or have the financial means they desire. Unfortunately this is why an ugly word called competition exists. Competition separates dreams from realities. It dictates who can live in the low crime, high property .
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value, scenic neighborhoods and who is forced to live on the other side of town. Sadly today the modern University doesn't entirely represent the dissemination of truth, but also represents a leg up on the competition facing every American wishing to join the workforce.
