I would disagree with the notion that degree wouldn't benefit you much. Well of course, you could go to a mediocre/lousy university and end up taking all very e

I would disagree with the notion that degree wouldn't benefit you much. Well of course, you could go to a mediocre/lousy university and end up taking all very easy courses and then your degree will mean nothing. But if you look at the successful people (not entirely financially like Gates) in the computing field, every single one of them have Masters and PhD's. If you did college just for sake of getting a degree, you will end up having just a degree. For some reason, in this country, education is looked down upon. That is very unfortunate.