If you think you ' re never going to work for someone else , skipping college is not that big a deal . If you think you ' ll ever work for someone else , there are things you ' ll learn in college that may help you in addition , the degree will open some doors . Personally , I think the college experience is worthwhile in and of itself but then again , I ' ve always worked for The Man , so maybe I ' m brainwashed . I also went to school at a time when people didn ' t have to accrue massive debt to do it . A collegeeducated colleague of mine was discussing some resumes for job applicants once , and I pointed out that one of the resumes had a degree on it , and the other one didn ' t . My colleague said , All a college degree means is that you were able to put up with bullshit for four years . This may be true , but working for someone else often involves putting up with various forms of bullshit . No , I don ' think that ' s the only thing a college degree is good for , but it ' s one of the things you can ' t learn on your own from a book .