Précis
Frank Bruni’s article, “A Prudent College Path”(2015), challenges the audience's preconceived notions that private colleges determine a person’s success, but in reality honors colleges prepare students more for the socioeconomically diverse world we live in. He supports his position by utilizing anecdotal examples from students accepted to the Ivy Leagues, providing web evidence to delineate his credibility, and comparing and contrasting the different aspects of private and public colleges. Bruni’s purpose is to highlight the major benefits of attending an honors college in order to sway away from the traditional mindset that Ivys are the only path to achieving success in our society. Due to the author’s topic choice of the article
