The parent is exactly how I feel about my degree also. I didn't go back to school, I went to uni right on the "normal" schedule. The discussion today seems to

The parent is exactly how I feel about my degree also. I didn't go back to school, I went to uni right on the "normal" schedule. The discussion today seems to be all about the logic of it (how will you know what's in a uni degree unless you go?) That was the logic that convinced me to go. It wasn't until I graduated that I could say, with confidence, none of the classes contained anything I didn't already know. (Yes, yes, including the theory classes.) But the parent is exactly right: going to uni is a complex decision with multiple independent axes to evaluate: will you make more money over your lifetime (probably not)? Will you get that job you want (probably not, it's more down to people skills)? What will you do with your spare time while in uni (you will have some spare time)? What will you do with the opportunities to meet people? Then there's what uni you want to attend. How you plan to pay for it. Whether you want to live in a dorm, live with your parents, or go online.