Just to give a different perspective...
Not any amount of money -- $1000, $1m, $1b -- would be worth the life experiences, the fun, and the personal growth I've had due to college. The friends I've made, the professors I work with...
I go to a small liberal arts college where the focus is on education, intellectual and personal growth. Students define their own schedule. They're not here to get a job. They're here to learn, to have fun, and to meet people. We take classes regardless of what that means for some future career. Grades are the last thing on our minds.
These four years are the only time in my life where I'll be surrounded by so many people my age who are heads above the average intelligence, who are just as interested as I am in learning new things.
The professors here are capable of giving you a learning experience that "self-teaching" would never, ever, ever be capable of.
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