Why do you think people attend college or university? Joining the university is an important goal to young people. They passed through competition and worked hard – studying for hours per day, taking part in school projects and trying to impress the college members responsible for the student’s being accepted or not in the institution. This big effort makes us think about what really makes these students work that hard. First of all, the university is one of the most important places where one is able to gain knowledge and develop abilities for its career. In college, people will experiment the troubles they will probably struggle with in their professional life. There one can also make contacts with teachers that are relevant in their area of study. For instance, these teachers might recommend a good student for work in a big enterprise’s internship, which will be awesome to his CV. Secondly, there is a social imaginary vision of the university spread out in movies, for example, which makes people think college is the best place on Earth. Movie stories tell the students that the university will change their lives because they will meet not only friends there, but also a plenty of girls and boys they will be able to have a romantic relationship with. One example of that kind of movie is “American Pie”. Thirdly, going to the university gives a social status. Someone that had not been to college might be considered as a person who will not have a good professional life. As an illustration, there is a lot of people that say that students that complete high school and don’t go to college will not be able to get a good job. To summarize, there are three main reasons why people go to the university. Students want to improve their skills to prepare themselves for the professional market. They are also amused by that dream about what the college will be like. And, lastly, they want to gain social status. Therefore, going to the university is not only a matter of studying and preparing yourself, but also has to do with expectations and status.