The first response is the need to obtain an education. This is how a majority of our students phrase the response. Most students have the unrealistic image that they will be able to secure toppaying jobs just because they happen to have the coveted degree. The student's focus is on the degree itself, not on its content. Along with this need for education is the manner in which the average student secures this education.
Students obtain it by buying it.
Education is perceived to be a purchased commodity. The majority of students fail to understand the personal commitment and struggle it takes to truly learn a subject. This is one possible reason why many professors have lamented about students who do not apply themselves to the assigned work. There are some students who perceive college as a four-year party. They see academic requirements as unnecessary, stifling, and secondary to their life.