With the competitive nature of entering the workforce, a college experience needs to be more than a collection of classes. It should be a road map of strong academics, real-world experience, and mentorships that provide a unique professional foundation so that all students are market ready on graduation. The nature of a student's college experience -the work that he or she puts into it, the skills that he or she picks up, the self-examination that's undertaken, the resourcefulness that's honed- matters more than we can imagine.