Ya, circumstance is still important. It all depends on what you want to do and what you have access to. If you want to be a web or mobile developer, why do you

Ya, circumstance is still important. It all depends on what you want to do and what you have access to. If you want to be a web or mobile developer, why do you need to go to school? What can they offer you that free (or even cheap for pay) online courses can't? If on the other hand, you're interested in biotech and need access to the equipment and knowledge only available at a university, by all means go for it! But if/when the day comes when that kind of knowledge is ubiquitous, like internet tech became, I hope you'll reconsider.