Klein offers his view on why we even bother (or should bother) with higher education. He weighs in on what majors, classes, and choices high school students should make, as well as the potential pitfalls that can occur. I'm wondering how quickly this book will feel out of date, given recent articles about AI's influences on college life, but Klein's perspective was interesting, if easy to summarize.

There is a gap between a student’s expectations and what colleges actually offer. The disparity is compounded by differences in perspective. The student thinks that college is not only going to assist them in developing a profession but also provide education, insights, and information on navigating life. This book seeks to fill in that gap with anecdotal evidence from the author's experiences, which is all good and well for a certain cohort of students coming from similar backgrounds. However I found the book to be lacking in experiences and anecdotes from those of low-income, diverse, or marginalized groups that do not have the same footing in life.