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The main benefit is meeting smart people (assuming you go to such a college). The next benefit is that you can get structured coursework to teach you things th

The main benefit is meeting smart people (assuming you go to such a college). The next benefit is that you can get structured coursework to teach you things that you might have trouble self-teaching. The costs are high: Not everyone who is there should be, many courses are needlessly competitive and one must waste time over-preparing just to be competitive. Student loans. I'd actually recommend doing a startup first for about 2 years and then going to college after so that you can make proper use of it (and of course drop out if necessary).

forgetsusername 11y ago
>I'd actually recommend doing a startup first for about 2 years You really recommend that someone fresh out of high school should start a business? With essentially zero real-world experience? What "problem" is it that they're going to solve with a startup? If college isn't right for them out of high school, how about they get a job? That way they can earn some money and learn some social skills that are vital to functioning in our society.
- grandalf 11y ago
  Consider the reasons why people attend college: - to get into professional school - to get hired by a large firm - to get into a PhD program If you are entrepreneurial, none of those apply and may actually be distractions. A few years in the trenches of a startup (yours or someone else's) will help clarify what the goal of the education will be, and also what kinds of activities and groups to join. If the startup is successful, defer college a bit, if not (as is most often the case) start school with a keen appreciation of what you plan to get out of the experience, or if you are hoping to explore ideas, do so with a bit more realistic an idea of what execution will be like.