How many of you are currently full time college students?

[070707]

Let's face it, college is a scam. Any moron can get a degree. I know plenty. And if you say "well, it's worth it if you go to a top-tier school." Sure, but I know a few unemployed ivy leaguers. In short, college means shit. You don't need a degree to make a shit-ton of money,especially in IM. If I had started IM out of high school and hadn't wasted years in college, I'd be worth ten times what I'm worth now.

Those of you who go to university for free in europe . . .lucky mother f'ers. . .

$600/year for a top notch school in Madrid. But if you goto a private "American" University in Madrid, it sets you back $12,000/year... lol

and college isn't a sham, practically any job that is worthwhile in the corporate world is going to REQUIRE that piece of paper.

 

[mattfca]

School is not a waste of time.
If you think so, you are a retard (probably because you didn't go to school)

I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it is not a waste.
I wouldn't be were I am if I didn't get my CS

 

[onlinemoniez]

School is not a waste of time.
If you think so, you are a retard (probably because you didn't go to school)

I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it is not a waste.
I wouldn't be were I am if I didn't get my CS

Actually, I did go to college, which I clearly stated in my post above. Anything you learn in college you can learn on your own.

Yeah, you obviously need the piece of paper if you want to go into corporate America and make someone else rich. My point of view is that of someone who does IM full-time. If you don't do this full-time and have a regular job, then yes, you need that piece of paper.

 

[bizkiller]

me - Freshmen.

I go to UW.

 

[thunderlips]

B fucking A

 

[Danc1122]

I'm still in High School. I was gonna drop out of but I've decided to try and finish my last year out. Won't be going to college though, fuck that.

 

[ii silver ii]

I'm doing a full time (12 hours a week) computer science degree at the moment, piss easy!

"Learning" - Oracle, VB, html (not even xhtml... -_-) /css/javascript/php, networking, interaction design.

Only really doing it incase the internet dies out and I have to get a job or something, I'm the richest student about though

 

[mattfca]

Actually, I did go to college, which I clearly stated in my post above. Anything you learn in college you can learn on your own.

Yeah, you obviously need the piece of paper if you want to go into corporate America and make someone else rich. My point of view is that of someone who does IM full-time. If you don't do this full-time and have a regular job, then yes, you need that piece of paper.

Yeah I didn't read anything, so my bad.

 

[leadsupplier]

i go to college .. and bitch about it on a regular basis. i have one year left and its definatly taught me a few things, i know i think way more analytically and logically, and i wouldn't have learned about AM if it wasn't for college.

also i'm an IT major ... totally wrong choice, looking back i wish i'd taken marketing instead, but i was money focused so i picked IT ... not horribly bad.

this is my last semester .. and i'm taking 13 credits for my entrepreneurship minor ... i basically just go to class 4 days a week, then spend the rest of my time with AM/getting fucked up/thinking of businesses i can open when i graduate

 

[stunna]

Yeah school is great if you want to stifle your creativity and learn to think like the mindless masses that we hawk our rebills to.

You can live comfortably fairly easily without it in this day and age.

 

[papajohn56]

Anything you learn in college you can learn on your own.

Bullshit. Try telling anyone in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, etc that. I could not have learned the same on my own, and without the lab equipment especially.

Yeah school is great if you want to stifle your creativity and learn to think like the mindless masses that we hawk our rebills to.

You can live comfortably fairly easily without it in this day and age.

Man we have a lot of idiots on this forum.

 

[onlinemoniez]

Bullshit. Try telling anyone in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, etc that. I could not have learned the same on my own, and without the lab equipment especially.



Man we have a lot of idiots on this forum.

Okay, sure. You do need equipment in those fields. Nevertheless, I could pick up any book and learn the varying principles in all of those fields. And yeah, you won't learn "the same" way on your own. It's more difficult, but it obviously can be done.

As far as any subject matter that doesn't require equipment, however, you can walk into any free library and teach yourself.

 

[cardine]

I'm currently a senior in high school doing AM part time/full time depending on my workload.

I'll be going to college next year, most likely to Carnegie Mellon for a degree in Computer Science.

Time has never been an issue for me. School is way too easy, and all of the boring AM work is outsourced, or done by Ubot.

 

[redwings0921]

Junior in high school hre

 

[papajohn56]

Okay, sure. You do need equipment in those fields. Nevertheless, I could pick up any book and learn the varying principles in all of those fields. And yeah, you won't learn "the same" way on your own. It's more difficult, but it obviously can be done.

Even the greats had mentors and teachers, so beyond a basic understanding, no, it really can't be done. Isaac Newton had two academic advisors. Einstein had advisors. Before the days of equipment like this, science took guidance from the previous generation's experiences and work. You've never worked in a scientific field or studied science beyond a basic level, so you really have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[onlinemoniez]

Even the greats had mentors and teachers, so beyond a basic understanding, no, it really can't be done. Isaac Newton had two academic advisors. Einstein had advisors. Before the days of equipment like this, science took guidance from the previous generation's experiences and work. You've never worked in a scientific field or studied science beyond a basic level, so you really have no idea what you're talking about.

I wasn't arguing for anything beyond a basic understanding. Plus, I already admitted that scientific subjects require an academic setting.

Who ever said anything about being great? I'm talking about average people. What % of people moving through higher education become great anyway? Obviously if someone has an incredible mind, especially in science, it's only natural for them to end up in an academic setting. I'm talking about the average person, not someone with an exceptionally high IQ.

Obviously higher education has its place. I simply think that for the average person, with an average IQ, an academic setting isn't nearly as beneficial as one would like to think or hope it to be.

 

[tvmatt]

I'm currently a senior in high school doing AM part time/full time depending on my workload.

I'll be going to college next year, most likely to Carnegie Mellon for a degree in Computer Science.

Time has never been an issue for me. School is way too easy, and all of the boring AM work is outsourced, or done by Ubot.

You'll probably rethink the "school is way too easy" part once you get into the thick of things at CMU - however, it's a damn good choice. The sheer number of start-ups that come out of there are ridiculous. If you want to make the best of things, network with other students & get opportunities to do work outside of the classroom. Real world experience is really the best part of it.

For me, college was anything but worthless. I ran two businesses years ago while still in high school, so I didn't need school to teach me the basics of business - however, both my coding & design skills increased significantly due to school. Without school, I would have never been able to have so much fun, drink so much beer, or use $40,000 cameras for videography on a daily basis.

Could I have spent a little more time on AM back then & made more money? Sure. Would I have enjoyed life as much? Probably not.

 

[johu]

I'm currently a senior in high school doing AM part time/full time depending on my workload.

I'll be going to college next year, most likely to Carnegie Mellon for a degree in Computer Science.

Time has never been an issue for me. School is way too easy, and all of the boring AM work is outsourced, or done by Ubot.

CMU for computer science - Doesn't get much better than that for an education. Great school to go for to network with a lot of great developers, entrepreneurs, and alumni in the field. My brother went there, and I know quite a few people from there (currently working on a startup, which had some good support from CMU), and the connections are definitely worth a lot. When you can take classes as an undergrad with top names in the field (like Luis von Ahn), it's a great value. CMU's MIS program is pretty well respected, as well. Overall, a great place to go if you're an entrepreneur, as it's one of the few schools around the country that really works with entrepreneurs.

I just graduated from college, and I actually enjoyed a good portion of my classes. I wasn't molded into a corporate drone, and I actually learned a lot - I got an internship with an internet marketing agency after freshman year, which really launched me to where I am today in terms of affiliate, search, and online ad knowledge. And besides that, I had a blast in college.

 

[unfadable858]

does finishing grad school count?

 

[Cosmo]

Academics provide the foundation, and teach you HOW to learn and (hopefully) communicate. Life experiences provide the knowledge and experience necessary to be successful (or not). It's not either/or. It's both.