Comments on: Should he drop out of college? http://www.productivity501.com/should-he-drop-out-of-college/33/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:42:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chi lee http://www.productivity501.com/should-he-drop-out-of-college/33/comment-page-1/#comment-36 chi lee Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:12:34 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=33#comment-36 Forbes 2005 list of the top 10 of the world's wealthiest show that many of them are college drop outs. Yes, some of them were bright enough to make it to some outstanding ivy leagues (Harvard, MIT...) but they never completed their education despite being a part of the prestine institution that enrolled them. I went to design school and a great majority of the most famous designers (Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Donna Karen...)in my industry all dropped out of college. School can be overrated. What's important is to have passion and the motivation to learn. It helps to network but not neccessary. It also helps to be a product of an institution but I admire those that do well without requiring what others feel they need in life. Dollar for dollar, I'd be interested to see a statistical analysis on the ratio of the number of working college dropouts and working people that never attended college to that of all the combined salaries of each individual who completed college. Forbes 2005 list of the top 10 of the world’s wealthiest show that many of them are college drop outs. Yes, some of them were bright enough to make it to some outstanding ivy leagues (Harvard, MIT…) but they never completed their education despite being a part of the prestine institution that enrolled them. I went to design school and a great majority of the most famous designers (Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Donna Karen…)in my industry all dropped out of college.

School can be overrated. What’s important is to have passion and the motivation to learn. It helps to network but not neccessary. It also helps to be a product of an institution but I admire those that do well without requiring what others feel they need in life.

Dollar for dollar, I’d be interested to see a statistical analysis on the ratio of the number of working college dropouts and working people that never attended college to that of all the combined salaries of each individual who completed college.

]]> By: Sonja http://www.productivity501.com/should-he-drop-out-of-college/33/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Sonja Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:00:12 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=33#comment-35 I hope the young man listens to his own heart. I didn't do this years ago and I failed university because I never wanted to work just with my "brain" but also with my hands. I am earning less money now but I am happier. And happiness is what counts - at least for me :) Greetings from germany Sonja I hope the young man listens to his own heart. I didn’t do this years ago and I failed university because I never wanted to work just with my “brain” but also with my hands. I am earning less money now but I am happier. And happiness is what counts – at least for me :)
Greetings from germany
Sonja

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