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For many, college is a place to safely transition from childhood into adulthood surrounded by peers doing the same thing: making the same mistakes and sharing a
by sambeau 16y ago
For many, college is a place to safely transition from childhood into adulthood surrounded by peers doing the same thing: making the same mistakes and sharing advice.
It is also where many make the core of their life-long friends. The serious ones - the ones who come to births, marriages and funerals. It is also where many of us met our partners.
Starting a business will not provide all this.
I would suggest doing both. Start with college. This way you will have many of the support structures you will need to get you through the tough times and should it all go wrong you will have people to help you get back on your feet.
College is also a good place to find intelligent, like-minded founders.
- yock 16y agoNot to over-simplify, but I don't think one's social circle is enough of a justification for the astronomical cost of higher education. One can just as easily get involved in their community doing public service, attending shows, even just frequenting local businesses can provide opportunities to meet new and interesting people. $60,000 to build my social club? No thanks.
- wigren 16y ago"One can just as easily get involved in their community doing public service, attending shows..." This route gets harder when all of your smart friends are gone to college.
- yock 16y agoThe point to which I replied indicated that you meet your smart friends at college, generally leaving behind most of your high school relationships. If you just happen to go off to school with one or two of those "smart friends" then likely you too are a reasonable candidate for college. You didn't go to college to build a social circle, you just happened to do so whilst you learned.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago>college is a place to safely transition from childhood into adulthood surrounded by peers doing the same thing I think the transition happens after college unless one is entirely paying ones own way through college with work.