>If you're not admitted to one of the best schools you're arguably better off going it alone these days. Just a note to people making this decision now. I di

>If you're not admitted to one of the best schools you're arguably better off going it alone these days. Just a note to people making this decision now. I did pretty well without a degree, but my dad and my stepdad both worked in this industry. This is true of most of the people I know who work in the field without a degree. If you don't already have good industry contacts? breaking in without a degree can be difficult. On the other hand, there's no harm in trying to get a job, and if you can't, calling it a gap year and heading to college... I'm just sayin' - especially if you don't have family contacts to smooth the way, I wouldn't poo-poo the idea of college. I personally want to go to college now (for other reasons) and I'm kind of pissed at younger me for not taking high school seriously, meaning I've got to spend two years in a community college first, if I want to get into an exclusive school.