Over time have we turned college from a place of learning to better ourselves, into just another step to take to get that new job? If so, shouldn't we at least put in a little effort? In the article, university is not a commodity, we read: “If we want to treat university as a commodity, and an expensive one at that, we should at least grasp the essence of its economic nature. Unlike a car, college requires the "buyer" to do most of the work to get its value. "(Rawlings) By this the author states that even if we treat college as a commodity, we should at least put some effort into getting the degree we paid for by participating and learning instead of just getting by doing the bare minimum. Because, what do we like it or not, we are paying for higher education, even if just to get a new job, it should still be taken