Tuesday's letter from Kaitlyn Hastings regarding Carly Hallam's Friday column was unnerving. How could someone imply that higher education is solely for those that will pursue their careers?
My father graduated as an engineer and now intentionally works retail. Was his intellectual acquisition a waste, too, or does that only apply to housewives?
Everyone has the right to expand his or her mind, and the most accessible way to do so is through college. Being a housewife is commendable and being one who has taken the time to explore other avenues in life should be highly praised.
To say that a woman should have to choose between both of those extremes is more discriminatory toward women than Hallam's plan. Why should acceptance into a university be measured and limited by the different ambitions of students for when they leave academia? College is for everyone.
