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1) Go to the best school where you can get a full ride. Convince your parents to use the money they saved to fund your startup some day. It's a far better us

1) Go to the best school where you can get a full ride. Convince your parents to use the money they saved to fund your startup some day. It's a far better use of money than college tuition. 2) Either major in a hard, useful, technical subject, like mechanical engineering or computer science, or find a super easy major where attendance in classes is mostly optional. If you do the second, you can work full time on your startup during college, and get it to the point where you can live off of it by the time you graduate.

tokenadult 18y ago
* Convince your parents to use the money they saved to fund your startup some day.* Would that advice generalize to a student whose parents are not providing any funding for his education? (That's not my son's situation, but it's a situation I've seen more than once, and one of my son's friends is in that situation.)
- bokonist 18y ago
  I suppose it depends why the parents are not funding his education. If the parent cannot afford to pay for college, they probably cannot afford to help fund a startup either, no? Also, it's not startup funding is a better use money than college. A down payment on mortgage, money for travel, or even just an outright grant of cash is a better way of giving your kid a head start in life than sending them to an expensive college. From the student's prospective, paying as little tuition as possible is even more important if you have to pay for college yourself. Entering life with more than $20K of debt is a very bad idea.
  - easp 18y ago
    <i>Also, it's not startup funding is a better use money than college. A down payment on mortgage, money for travel, or even just an outright grant of cash is a better way of giving your kid a head start in life than sending them to an expensive college.</i> I strongly disagree. For kids who are self-motivated, but not motivated to go to college, it could be better to give them money for mortgage, travel, etc. For plenty of others, the cash will just postpone the inevitable need to get their shit together and take responsibility for their life. It would be better to send them out on their own and save the money until their is evidence they'd make good use of it. For others, a little encouragement/push to go to college might be just the right combination of structure and self-responsibility that they need.
easp 18y ago
I don't see the point in wasting time and money on a super-easy major. Or is the idea that this is a trick to get parental support and student loans to help finance living-expenses while working on the startup?
- bokonist 18y ago
  Right. If you can get a scholarship and/or have parental support, your cost of living will be far lower than your cost of living after you graduate. So you might as well attend, it's cheaper than paying for an apartment yourself. Plus, the environment is a lot of fun.
ibgeek 18y ago
Computer Science is a super easy major, imo. I would suggest that people at least double-major in math or something else to stretch their mind.

tokenadult 18y ago

* Convince your parents to use the money they saved to fund your startup some day.* Would that advice generalize to a student whose parents are not providing any funding for his education? (That's not my son's situation, but it's a situation I've seen more than once, and one of my son's friends is in that situation.)

bokonist 18y ago
I suppose it depends why the parents are not funding his education. If the parent cannot afford to pay for college, they probably cannot afford to help fund a startup either, no? Also, it's not startup funding is a better use money than college. A down payment on mortgage, money for travel, or even just an outright grant of cash is a better way of giving your kid a head start in life than sending them to an expensive college. From the student's prospective, paying as little tuition as possible is even more important if you have to pay for college yourself. Entering life with more than $20K of debt is a very bad idea.
- easp 18y ago
  <i>Also, it's not startup funding is a better use money than college. A down payment on mortgage, money for travel, or even just an outright grant of cash is a better way of giving your kid a head start in life than sending them to an expensive college.</i> I strongly disagree. For kids who are self-motivated, but not motivated to go to college, it could be better to give them money for mortgage, travel, etc. For plenty of others, the cash will just postpone the inevitable need to get their shit together and take responsibility for their life. It would be better to send them out on their own and save the money until their is evidence they'd make good use of it. For others, a little encouragement/push to go to college might be just the right combination of structure and self-responsibility that they need.

easp 18y ago

I don't see the point in wasting time and money on a super-easy major. Or is the idea that this is a trick to get parental support and student loans to help finance living-expenses while working on the startup?

bokonist 18y ago
Right. If you can get a scholarship and/or have parental support, your cost of living will be far lower than your cost of living after you graduate. So you might as well attend, it's cheaper than paying for an apartment yourself. Plus, the environment is a lot of fun.

ibgeek 18y ago

Computer Science is a super easy major, imo. I would suggest that people at least double-major in math or something else to stretch their mind.