The only reason you should go to college if you're not getting a pre-professional degree is to network. I made the mistake of thinking that the purpose was to

The only reason you should go to college if you're not getting a pre-professional degree is to network. I made the mistake of thinking that the purpose was to get what is essentially a certificate stating that you went to a good school and got good grades. I do think it was a net positive overall, but in reality I think I would've done just the same by going to school and networking, partying my ass off for 4 years, and then figuring it out after. If you can do those things without going to college then it's a no brainer _not_ to go.