Not going to college. Is this wise?

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<p>No because I've loved my first year at college and would not trade the college experience for anything. However, I don't believe that going to college is everyone's path and I'm sure a lot of people would be perfectly happy going straight to work in the real world.</p>

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<p>honestly, if I could go to a better college, i.e. Williams or Amherst, than yeah I'd still go. But I certainly wouldn't waste my time at McGill. I basically learn on my own anyway-there's zero class interaction. Regardless, I will always read academic journals and serious literature.</p>

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<p>yeah, some people i could see would be perfectly happy with that scenario, but a great deal of people, including myself, would not. i've had some of the most rewarding academic experiences in my life at college so far. and for me, the "college experience" (maybe more the "residential university experience") isn't just about parties, hooking up, and getting drunk, though that certainly can be a part of it :D...but just the idea that you will almost exclusively be around people you can relate to changes everything--people are more or less the same age, taking classes, living in and around the same area, etc. for the person who said that those "college experiences" could be replicated without college...at least in my case, i couldn't agree with you there. some things, like the partying, can be replicated easy enough, sure. but other aspects, like the communal living experience and living in a situation where one is independent and yet not completely under the devices of the "real world"...well, that's all a part of not just the academic betterment, but growing as a human being in a social world. just like Student615's dad said, you're only real responsibility is to learn. </p>

<p>after one year of college and having seen three older sisters go through very different college experiences...i'd say if someone leaves college having only earned their degree and remain unchanged as a person (morally, culturally, socially, etc.), they've missed a great opportunity.</p>