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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus  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. |
Just to give the flip side...
I'm at college where people are supposed to be above normal average intelligence and where, ideally, everybody would love to learn and you could do so at your own pace and your own way.
This isn't college for me. I attend a medium sized state school where nobody thinks for themselves, even few professors and where I'm required to go to classes where I could learn and have learned the entire subject material in one week. Very few people here are worth networking with given the direction I'm heading. Honestly, besides the fun that I have, college is a nightmare for me because it stunts my overall growth; I literally have to stuggle to get through every day (do I go to class? do I do the ridiculous homework?).
Thankfully, much like Steve, I'm getting out of college in 2 years, and I'm thankful that I am. Chances are that I will be moving to LV this summer to perform high level business acquisitions with virtually no hands on experience; hopefully I'll be a millionaire this year. However, I could do all this without a piece of paper.
It all depends on who you are, and you definitely don't want to kid yourself about that.
BTW, I plan on putting a TON of hard work into acquisitions. ;-)