College- does it make you "smarter"?

Do you think college makes you smarter or just helps you along that route? my boyfriend never went to college and hes a lot more educated and has the ability to reason than most college graduates. sometimes i feel like he is beyond my thinking, and i have a college education.

College- does it make you "smarter"?
No, it doesn't. What it does do is expose you to many thoughts you may not encounter outside of college. So you end up with some new mental "tools" to work with. My dad left school in the 6th grade yet was one of the brightest people I ever met. There is a big difference between being educated and being smart. I've known more then a couple people with master degrees that had the common sense and reasoning abilities of a box of rocks.
Reply:College doesn't make you smarter. It gives you knowledge, experience, and maybe wisdom.
Reply:College doesn't make you 'smarter'; it gives you the skills you need to become want you want to become. You still have knowledge and are smart if you don't go to college, but you might lack some important skills...
Reply:That depends on what you mean by smarter. Will it increase your IQ - maybe. Will it increase your knowledge - FOR SURE. Wil it give you experiences that you can never get from simply reading - FOR SURE.





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Reply:College doesn't exactly make you "smarter," it just prepares you for whatever you choose to do after college. And that's only if you do what you went to school for. There are plenty of smart people out there who didn't go to college and are very intelligent, and succeed in life. The bottom line is that if you have a desire to learn and further your knowledge, you don't necessarily need to go to college to do it (unless your future job requires it).
Reply:If you pay for college yourself, then you will get smarter
Reply:The only thing I learned in collage was how to drink more. And it took all four years!
Reply:College doesn't make a person smarter.. but it does offer different opportunities and experiences. I believe I'm intelligent, and I believe that I've been this way my whole life, with or without college. Your bf is just an intelligent person, and he'll be that way with or without a college education. =)
Reply:College only makes your poorer.
Reply:College doesn't make you smarter-- but it DOES give you a piece of paper that proves you know how to learn.