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Originally Posted by Raizu

College has more benefits then cons after you graduate. The first one being that literally every livable job you're going to want is going to ask how far you went with your education. Very rarely will you find and employer that won't ask that and take it into consideration when making their decision.

Speaking as someone who HAS a degree and graduated from college over a decade ago and who has experience interviewing candidates: This statement isn't necessarily true anymore.

The job market has become saturated by people who got a degree BECAUSE people said employers do this. It's no longer the surefire competitive advantage that it used to be. Four years of practical job experience means more than a degree. Once you've got job experience, your degree stops mattering. It certainly didn't get me my last three jobs.

No matter what you choose to do in college it will pay off in the future.

The price of tuition has been going up faster than salaries have been going up. Between the money you would save by not going to college, the money you would earn by working a full-time job during that time, and the career advancement you gain from having four more years of job experience, the "better" job you get from having a degree might not pay enough more over your lifetime to make up the difference.

The important thing to remember is that no matter where you end up in life just keep working hard.

THIS is true. This IS part of the most important thing. Even more important, though, is that you should be working hard on something that you want to do.

Working hard doesn't have to mean working hard in college. You should explore your interests, learn what you like to do, and then find out what you need to pursue in order to make that dream come true. If you need to learn the things that a university education will teach you to do that, then by all means, go to college! If a vocational school will give you the job skills you need, do that! If a boot camp will give you the skills you need, do that! If a certification in a field will set you apart from other applicants, go pursue one!

And no matter what you do, teach yourself -- above and beyond whatever education you choose to pursue.