Did anyone here not attend college?
828724
Dropped out and now Im a toilet cleaner.\n\nOkay, thats a lie, but you get the point :)
563493
Not going to college and earning a 4 year degree. I suffer for it now. I have a great life, wonderful hubby, beautiful son but I know I could be doing more career wise. I have friends who went all the way and are very successful now. I am envious...
751326
For me, it was definitely college.  I came from a big city but went to a small private high school with absolutely no diversity whatsoever; we wore uniforms so our clothes were all alike.  College gave me a chance to get an education in the real world, one that I needed very badly.  For example, to see boys in class was a major shock!
743168
my sister refused to go to school and i helped home tutor her, she got work books through the local college and that way the family didn't have to pay for the fees. She also had access to the college tutors to help. So yes in hindsight your parents could have checked it out as an option.\n\nHowever the only person who could do the work is you and if you didn't go to school and do the work and lying about it, how could they have known until it was to late.\n\n\nThe point is you now have the opportunity to do some think about it and make your own destiny and crave out a future for yourself.
632729
I took a year off after HS to see what life would be like for me without a college degree.\n\nNeedless to say, not as many doors were open for me...so I went and got a degree in Education...then continued on to get a Master's in Education and an Associates in Computer Networking.\n\nSo, for me at least, the year off paid off in the end.
89046
No.  There are ways to get some college credit for life experience, but not a complete degree (other than an honorary one).
650539
I used to be. I graduated many years ago. Truthfully, if it hadn't been for the Honors College, my education would have been lacking. We had special lectures and challenging courses in economics, the arts and sciences and many other fields that simply weren't available to the rest of the campus (which I think, in retrospect, was a crime because everybody could have learned from them). I'm not sorry I did it, and would recommend it to anybody. You may end up not liking it and eventually make the choice to leave the program, but at least give it a try.
918543
I'd be willing to bet that not one person who has answered this question before this answerer attended any ivy league college.
1186226
I didn't go to college (maybe later), but I change a great deal after high school. I lost about 45 pounds and moved in with my dad who I didn't know a great deal of at the time. Later on I did a few temp jobs and joined the army. Change happens I guess.
467417
Shortterm yes, but in the long term it's bad if you don't go to college.
1130386
Completing my college degree is important to me because I came up from nothing. I did not have good influences in my life, I dropped out of high school and I was on the wrong path in life. Several years later, at an age that most people have already graduated college, I began taking classes. It was to prove to myself, my family, and my community that I was not another statistic. I ended realizing that I am smarter than I ever thought. I am now a sophomore with a 4.0 GPA pursuing my degree in Industrial Engineering and I hope to go on and get my M.B.A. \nAll of that in itself will be a major achievement to me, but I hope to own a Engineering firm someday and also play a major role in my community by helping troubled youth and others who might not otherwise go to college. Bottom line, it has saved my life.
766124
Are you serious?? How old are you or did you not listen that YEAR in school!
432688
I am not in college yet.
186188
no,\nbecause my husband used to go there. \nand his degree is pointless.
940488
It varies among people.  Some folks are ready to roll right out of high school; others have had enough of the academic life and want to see something of how the real world works before diving back into academia.  One is likely to find that the real world is rather cruel to people without college degrees, and that may help motivate one to head back to school.
590198
Not too many. Does it really matter outside college? Don't really think so.  Even the 3.9 GPA students loose their minds with the brain dump.  After all the studying and strict attendance they want a break.  We have hired many college grads that just are not mature enough for real work.  I find the most sucess with just average GPA's that want to work. They seem to do the most for us.
2262
yes definitely. They always tried to tell me to go to school. I was stubborn and I kept on skipping school.  Even though I officialy have a diploma , I feel like I didnt really earn it.  I missed out on a large portion of my education because I skipped school. I'll always regret not taking my parents words seriously .