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I know some incredibly intelligent people who chose not to go to college after high school. But they ended up coming back in their 30's because they realized yo

by atarian 14y ago

I know some incredibly intelligent people who chose not to go to college after high school. But they ended up coming back in their 30's because they realized you needed a degree to move up the hierarchy. Unless you're dealing with a rapidly scaling venture (like Facebook or Microsoft) I would definitely advise staying in school to get that degree.

crander 14y ago
Example: I was hired at the end of the dot-com bubble into a technology mega-corporation at the age I should have just finished college. I dropped out of state after studying German and whatever to make money in the technology boom, and I did. Lots. For many years my career grew and I was at zero disadvantage to someone entering with a degree. In the bust, I was even at an advantage for awhile as I had key experience over anyone competing with me. Over time however it became evident the long term growth curve of my career had a lower slope than my college educated colleges. Soon enough I couldn't move up any more. In a deep, sit-down conversation with a respected manager I was told I would never make senior grade engineer without the degree. Now in a start-up or small shop maybe this wouldn't matter. In a Fortune 500 corp. it simply did. Now I'm in my 30's and back in school. At least I'm enjoying it this time :)