This is a common argument, but not sure I buy it. Sure, going to university helps a person identify established business and social norms, but so does working a

This is a common argument, but not sure I buy it. Sure, going to university helps a person identify established business and social norms, but so does working and interacting in society. Anti social folks who don’t go to college will very likely still be anti-social if they do. The main benefit of a standardized certificate is that it helps people evaluating your skills do so more easily. There’s no question that a smart hard-working self-taught super-social person will have a harder time than a less skilled person who has a respected institutions stamp of approval.