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Why you go to college?
Because with only a high-school degree I would not find a high-paying job later on.
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Because I experience pleasure and satisfaction while learning new things.
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Because I think that a college education will help me better prepare for the career I have chosen.
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For the intense feelings I experience when I am communicating my own ideas to others.
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Honestly, I don't know; I really feel that I am wasting my time in school.
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For the pleasure I experience while surpassing myself in my studies.
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To prove to myself that I am capable of completing my college degree.
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In order to obtain a more prestigious job later on.
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For the pleasure I experience when I discover new things never seen before.
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Because eventually it will enable me to enter the job market in a field that I like.
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For the pleasure that I experience when I read interesting authors.
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I once had good reasons for going to college; however, now I wonder whether I should continue.
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For the pleasure that I experience while I am surpassing myself in one of my personal accomplishments.
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Because of the fact that when I succeed in college I feel important.
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Because I want to have “the good life” later on.
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For the pleasure that I experience in broadening my knowledge about subjects which appeal to me.
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Because this will help me make a better choice regarding my career orientation.
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For the pleasure that I experience when I feel completely absorbed by what certain authors have written.
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I can't see why I go to college and frankly, I couldn't care less.
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For the satisfaction I feel when I am in the process of accomplishing difficult academic activities.
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To show myself that I am an intelligent person.
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In order to have a better salary later on.
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Because my studies allow me to continue to learn about many things that interest me.
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Because I believe that a few additional years of education will improve my competence as a worker.
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For the “high” feeling that I experience while reading about various interesting subjects.
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I don't know; I can't understand what I am doing in school.
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Because college allows me to experience a personal satisfaction in my quest for excellence in my studies.
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Because I want to show myself that I can succeed in my studies.