text: How would you define "better"?  Better human beings?  More intelligent?  I have found many high school drop outs who seem to have a better grasp on life than people with that expensive piece of paper we call a degree.  I know I am guilty of this.  I've been in college for 8 years and at times, I do some really stupid stuff.  My husband, who attended college for 1 year, has a lot of common sense and "real world" knowledge.  Whenever I do something really stupid, I get the "How's that higher education working out for you?" line.  Watch Good Will Hunting.  Bit of an extreme example, but a good one.