Saying No To College

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/fashion/saying-no-to-college.html?src=me&ref=general

The author of this article discusses and questions the relevancy of going to college in present day. Provinding irrefutable logos of tremendously successful people who dropped out of college such as Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, Steve Job, and other billionares, the author clearly states his messege on the worth of a college degree. His descriptions of those who reject the social norm of going to college is of admiration, using words such as "ambitious", "maverick", and overall implying their innovator-ness. He uses sarcasm to ridicule traditional-minded opposers, saying, "Risky? Perhaps. But it worked for the founders of Twitter, Tumblr and a little company known as Apple." Also his intended audience is probably those considering about skipping college and those who oppose a lack of a college degree. Throughout the article, the author uses uneducated diction, perhaps to appeal to the college drop outs and to satirize the critics. Describing people like Steve Jobs as "zillionares" shows his casual tone with hints of sarcasm. The author does not think that skipping college is for everyone, but those who do, he does not think of as unintellegent, rather he recognizes them as innovators who are smarter than the college institution. He ends the article with a bright high-school student applying to colleges, but ironically disapproving of the whole college process. The student ends by saying how common sense is overrated which leaves the messege that just because going to college is a logical step, does not mean that one should blindly follow it simply because it is expected.