Do you think college was worth it?

Definitely! I believe that studying is extremely valuable. It has broadened my horizons and given me valuable specialist knowledge. I am really grateful for the knowledge and experience I have gained. What is with you?

Absolutely. Higher education opened a lot of doors for me; I wouldn't be living in the same country and have had so many valuable life experiences without it.

It was worth it, because through my degree I got my job now. I thought about doing a masters degree but I started working for a startup. After two years I think I learned so much more the last two years than a masters degree could ever give me in this time.

It depends on individual goals and circumstances. College can offer valuable education, networks, and opportunities, but it's not the only path to success.

Yes, college was worth it for gaining knowledge and opportunities.

In my experience, college was a valuable time of self-discovery, learning, and building a foundation for my career.

Very much depends on what it is you're trying to "get" out of college. For careers other than those such as medicine/law/etc that REQUIRE extensive book knowledge, college has much more to offer than just the material that is taught. Many of the current anti-college people online at the moment just hate on it cus its trendy, and ironically many of them havent even been to college... Aside from the actual material taught in classes (which can sometimes be argued to be irrelevant, outdated, poorly taught, etc), college opens lots of doors for networking, new perspectives, self reflection, creating new friends, learning what you DONT want to do, etc... The list goes on. And most importantly, it gives you insight into the "system" - that is the mainstream job market. Whether you believe that it is right or wrong, learning how the game is played is beneficial for those that want to build a career inside of it, as well as those that want to build a career outside of it. And second, the ability to "learn how to learn" is something that you must teach yourself, as it is this ability that will make/break your career. And everyone develops differently, but there is no other way for you to develop a learning system that works for you unless you subject yourself to a plethora of different ideas and methodologies and then take bits and pieces that work best for you. This was a bit of a rant, but ultimately it is what you make it to be. There is more than enough opportunity to make it worth while - but only if you are aware of it and are proactively looking to take advantage of the opportunities.

No, was a waste of time for me. I dropped out. I was already an entrepreneur while in college and many of the things I was being taught I was actually living in my every day life. Not to mention being taught business by professors who have never own a business in their lives. The moment one of my professors invited me (the student) to speak to some of his high school students at another school about entrepreneurship, I knew I was wasting my time going to college. Plus, apart from math, I've never applied anything else I learned in high school or college to my professional life.

It's not what you study, it is the method, the forma mentis. You learn to be effective, to work in group, to track and respect deadlines.

College is where you discover new challenges -- working with peers, working with willing and unwilling parties, dealing with professors who watch out for themselves (aka your future supervisors), and outstanding educators. For most of us, college is where we see and meet the world face-to-face for the first time. Fundamental education -- often seemingly boring -- cannot be sped up or self-learned by most young people who need more self-discipline. So, would I encourage my kids to go to college? I would enable them to attend the best colleges possible. One of the shocking issues in America is that 4-year college costs are beyond imagination. We need reforms to reduce 4-year college education costs to zero by trading public service and other activities throughout a career rather than burdening graduates with overwhelming loans as they start their lives. I know it's controversial, but America can only be a true first-world nation by dealing with college affordability appropriately.

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