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College may not be required if you're sufficiently self motivated, however I still feel that for the majority of ordinary people, college still makes sense. If

College may not be required if you're sufficiently self motivated, however I still feel that for the majority of ordinary people, college still makes sense. If you leave aside a field like tech, which has ample resources for those willing to teach themselves, this is simply not true for most other skilled professions Regulations aside, would you go to a doctor who was self-taught or live in buildings built by architects and engineers who didn't go to college? Atleast for the STEM fields, I still feel that college should be an absolute requirement. Of course this is not meant to criticize your choice, just feel that the whole 'brilliant people don't need college' thing is taken a bit too far.

joshmlewis 15y ago
I wouldn't consider myself brilliant by any means. I just had an early start and really fell in love with the web. The awe of putting something I made online when I was 12 really sparked something that caused what you see in me today. I agree college is a necessity for some, and it really is a stepping stone for people who don't know what they want to do. Not everyone is as fortunate as me and get to know what they're doing years before they graduate. I'm so thankful for this.
kappaknight 15y ago
While I'm in the boat of not needing to graduate college, I do feel that going to a good school is important. It's hard to make it on your own and meeting equally motivated, and inspired roommates would do well for someone with an entrepreneurial mind. Most of the stories about top CEO's starting their dorm businesses instead of graduating college still went to great schools. Of course, if you have plans to work for yourself, then college may or may not be an issue. If however, you only plan on working for others, at some point you WILL hear about positions that are only open to people with a college degree. I have a friend who stepped out of school early to get a job, now he's working nights and weekends to finish his degree so he can advance within his own company, and field. Again, if you plan on being judged by others, you need to play the game and get the proper badges.

joshmlewis 15y ago

I wouldn't consider myself brilliant by any means. I just had an early start and really fell in love with the web. The awe of putting something I made online when I was 12 really sparked something that caused what you see in me today. I agree college is a necessity for some, and it really is a stepping stone for people who don't know what they want to do. Not everyone is as fortunate as me and get to know what they're doing years before they graduate. I'm so thankful for this.

kappaknight 15y ago

While I'm in the boat of not needing to graduate college, I do feel that going to a good school is important. It's hard to make it on your own and meeting equally motivated, and inspired roommates would do well for someone with an entrepreneurial mind. Most of the stories about top CEO's starting their dorm businesses instead of graduating college still went to great schools. Of course, if you have plans to work for yourself, then college may or may not be an issue. If however, you only plan on working for others, at some point you WILL hear about positions that are only open to people with a college degree. I have a friend who stepped out of school early to get a job, now he's working nights and weekends to finish his degree so he can advance within his own company, and field. Again, if you plan on being judged by others, you need to play the game and get the proper badges.