[Donthatme]

From my experience, it is a pretty simplistic take.

A lot of people enjoy the social aspect of college (from parties to having a cohort that is interested in the same things they are).

The money issue roughly fell into three buckets: 1) students not worrying about money because they have rich parents, 2) students not worrying about money because they have student loans, and 3) students worrying a lot about money because they have student loans.

From my experience going to undergrad at a state university in the midwest, a lot of students would prefer to have a well paying job immediately after high school and not go to college. However, a lot of those same students would rather go to college than stay in their small hometown where job prospects are bleak.