Which Number Will You Be?

Sorry guys, don't get confused- this post is going up a class ahead because I'm not going to be around Fri.-Sun. and trying to get a bit ahead.
The first paragraph of Which Number Will You Be summarizes the 3 readings for the next class. Only 27% of adults over 25 have a bachelor's degree. With the increasing technology and growing need for education, this statistic surprised me. College seems like a necessity in today's society. In The College Dropout Boom, statistics report that 43% of nongraduates and 32% of high-school dropouts said that they believe college is important. However, studies showed that over 50% of college students will take 5 years or more to graduate, if they graduate at all. These statistics seemed flawed since, looking around you, it seems like everyone is getting through fine.