How people feel about the "going to college" question is usually just a reflection of their own experiences and nothing more. You can't live life twice. IF you

How people feel about the "going to college" question is usually just a reflection of their own experiences and nothing more. You can't live life twice. IF you want to be a doctor/lawyer/etc where a degree is required, then by all means you must go to school. For anything where only results matter (for example, the open source software world) no one will care one way or the other what you do. A lot of things will fall in between. Some doors will open, some will close. It's impossible for anyone to say which is a better choice. Certainly, no matter what, there is no pressing need to go to school NOW. School will still be there in a year. Or two. Or even 20 if you find a reason to go later in your life. The only thing you should avoid at all costs is wasting time. If you're skipping school to get high and play video games (doesn't sound like you!) then you are going to pay a heavy price as the years slip by. Be sure to make use of the time you "save"! Good luck!