300 Word Response to "In Search of...Something"

In the essay “In Search of… Something” the writer, Skye Bass, explained her view of college and she explained how college is viewed by others. People want to be insanely rich and want mansions and servant; they think they will achieve all this by going to college. College is going to be the solution to all the financial problems people are having, and college is going to give me a dream lifestyle.
In fourth grade, Skye Bass, the writer, had to write down all the things she wanted in life. She wrote down that she wanted a mansion with servant, she wanted to be rich, and she wanted to write magnificent books. When her teacher gave her back the paper it said, “GO TO COLLEGE” on the top. She then began to think that college was going to be the way to become wealthy and happy. Until, one day in her sociology class, she learned about the poverty and in inequalities of the Third World countries. This changed her outlook on college completely. Bass then felt selfish about wanting to be insanely rich and instead wanted to gain an education once out of college.
I can relate to this story because, I too, like Bass, wanted to become rich, and have huge houses with servants to do my chores, and I wanted nice cars. But then I started watching programs on Third World countries, and I realized that those people had nothing. And in their life it would be almost impossible for those Third World people to have all of what I already have-a nice house, enough money for shoes and food, and an education. Thinking about that, I felt selfish for wanting more than what I really need, instead of wanting a better education; and even a way to help the Third World Countries. I now donate every month, I am now looking forward to the academic challenges I will face in college.