One thing that almost never rises up when people talk about college is US work visas. Having a university level degree is pretty much essential in order to obta

One thing that almost never rises up when people talk about college is US work visas. Having a university level degree is pretty much essential in order to obtain a H1b visa to be able to work in the US. Of course there are ways around it but that itself is a good motivation to finish your studies if you're a foreigner. I agree that school is good time to work on side projects and learn by doing. One other good way is to do a internship for a US based startup as obtaining a J1 internship visa is relatively trivial if you're in college. That was the single best thing I did in school.