<p>I'm a girl about to turn 22 years old, but I quit college when I was 20. I have been trading on the stock market for a living ever since graduating from high school in 2005. I quit college after 2 years of junior college in May 2007 after I discovered that I was making a lot more money trading than I ever could working a job. So I couldn't see the point of transferring to a university and completing a bachelor's degree. I was majoring in business at junior college, and originally intended to become a stockbroker. </p>
<p>But now at 22, after trading stocks and options the last 4 years (last two without any college to get in the way), I'm about to buy my first house and pay cash for it.</p>
<p>My point in writing this is to show that, contrary to what everyone tells you, you do NOT need to get a college degree to succeed in life. There are plenty of other ways out there. In fact, nowadays, the only thing a college degree guarantees you is a mountain of debt that it may take forever to get out of once you graduate, considering the lack of jobs available to college graduates.</p>
<p>maybe if you went to college you could’ve bought a mansion instead of a house.</p>
<p>LOL Maybe a cardboard mansion made from refrigerator boxes! :)</p>
<p>I’m 22 years old, and my friends are just graduating college like I would be if I went. My two best friends are in so much debt now, to the tune of $60,000 each, and they have no job prospects or any idea how they will pay the debt back. I normally make about $15,000 to $24,000 a month in the stock market, but I had my best month ever last month with over $30,000. I’ve never had a losing month in all 4 years I’ve been trading. My worst was when I only made $1500.</p>
<p>Well, for some the objective isn’t to purely “make money.” College isn’t simply a means to and end–you get much more than a set of marketable skills from college. Granted, some students probably prioritize employment opportunities over anything else, but the chance to learn in an intellectual enviroment (depending on the college, of course!), to meet new friends and mentors, are all an important part of college as well. So, you make a few grand each month? Personally, I think your life would be boring and meaningless. </p>
<p>Also, how stable is stockbroking anyway? Zero risk of losing your fortune in a second?</p>
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<p>She’s not a stockbroker. Stockbroking is pretty stable and weak, because it simply accumulates commission fees regardless of trading results.</p>
<p>As an equities trader the risk of losing large sums of money (even fortunes) in as little as a day’s trading is very real. The more expert the trader the less often they let devastating losses run.</p>
<p>Of course college isn’t for everybody. Now, as pointed out, many people want to go to college for reasons other than just making money - but it’s certainly possible to be highly successful without graduating from college.</p>
<p>You need to go to school and take the actual exam to become a legal stockbroker.</p>
<p>It costs a lot of money to buy all of those refrigerators.</p>