college or not

I tried working full time without going to school. I was out of school three years before I finally got my butt in college, where I'm at right now. College is not even hard, as long as you keep up with your classes, then you learn consistenly and it's easier to find a better job or more job opportunities open up to you.

I think you should have a college life .Learn in a college is a very happy thing to do .We can have a chance to know many people that have many knowlege.We can know a different life.

If he doesn't need a degree to start the business he wants to start, then he shouldn't go to college now.If he goes and finds it a big waste of time, he will resent the time he wasted in college. college will be there if he wants to go later. There are many people that go back to school, and when they do go back, they enjoy the experience.If he doesn't want to go, don't force him. Just tell him that is never too late to go to college if he finds he either wants or needs to go.

I could go either way here. If he's 18, he should be able to make his own decisions about what he wants to do with his life. However, studies have shown that in the long run, people WITH college degrees earn a LOT more money than people without. There are a lot of positions that will NOT be available to someone without a degree. And if he wants to start his own business, doens't it make sense to take some business, finance, marketing, ecnonomics, accounting and entrepreneurship classes? Yeah, he can spend his life learning for himself and learning from his mistakes, but isn't it better to be armed with that knowledge before starting a business venture? I think it's best to be prepared and educated. You can't go wrong getting a degree, and you can still work and earn money while in college. I certainly did.

Hello bgerig. I have some students who have gone to college for further education after graduation from high school because they didn't want to. But after they have worked in their present working unit for one or more years, they usually call me to say that they plan to go back to college again as they don't think that they have enough skill or knowledge in the line that they are engaged in. And also they tell me that there is another reason for their choosing to go back to college, ie, they find their salary too low without a college degree or diploma. So I think that it is better for your son to go to college first before he chooses to work full time to make money. Anyway he can still have the chance to make money by doing some part-time job while studying at college. Would you think that it is acceptable, please, my dear friend?

The road which he will go is your son's own future...... Make his own decision. College can't decide something.If your son want to adwantage himself, he can learn by himself with working. I am a student in university.Sometimes i will doubt why i must go to college.You know,it is very difficult to get into college in China.But now i learn little in school,i only learn the theory and don't carry out it.Smoe of my friends make a joke to say that "what we need is only a degree." Don't be worry of it, make a good decision.

I would highly recommend you spark his interest in college courses. He can continue to work and study and do well with both. By the time he's 25, he would most likely be a college graduate and can start his business. Always good to have a "back up" system in place. I'm all for education. Can never learn too much.

He might be better going to a business college, and maybe in the evenings rather than full time. There are online universities and courses one can take in their spare time from home. He could also get an Associate degree in a business course and then work up to a Masters from there without having to go the full semester. If he does not want to go to a full time college, then let him make his own decision. It is not that he is working at low rate jobs such as telemarketing. He already has three part-time jobs and he is saving his money to get his own business. So he is on his way to being a success.

My opinion would be to push for a business degree. That way he has something to build on, for his business. I am a firm believer in extra schooling to succeed in life.

That is a crap shoot. I recently saw a story of a girl who has made her own business of creating web pages for her friends to the point she quit high school and is now a millionair. But that is the excpetion. I did not finish college, sometimes I wish I had. I don't think Bill Gates or Steve Jobs finished, I'm not sure. It is good that he wants to make money. As far as starting his own busiesss if he has the strengh and courage and a concept or product that will sell that is fine. But there are a lot of business types who dont make it. Maybe he should take some business courses at college to get an idea of how to handle the work of business.

offer to let him take a year to explore the feild his feild of interest. if he wants to start his own business by the time he is 25 he is going to need a college or university degree in business management. he just went to school for 13 years if you count kindergarden, give him the holiday he deserves let him do what he wants for a year tell him that you would really like him to go to college but if working is what he really wants to do they do that for a year and get into a college after. he may not completly know if he wants the responsibilities of being the owner of a company. get him to ask other owners questions about the responsibilities of there position

Let him follow his dream. If he wants to go to college it will be there later. If you find something you are good at and have a passion for then that dream needs to be followed. You can't learn new things if you are extremly unhappy. School is a great thing but we do have to admit it is not for everyone. Due to illness and family I had to drop out of college. I would like to finish my degree but I find it to hard to sit still and pay attention when I could be out accuatly doing. If he goes to college great and if not stand behind him and let him know you will always be in his corner.

It would depend upon many things like economic condition, students like and dislike, opportunities etc. however i will suggest to study more. then he can get better chance.But with that he can search for a part time job.

Your son is doing three parttime jobs and still maintaining good grads that is good sign. Let him continue to do what he wants. No point in asking him to do something he is not interested in. He has some high goal in his mind and he is working for it so he is matured person and I personally feel that there is no point in stopping him or diverting him from his activities. You are right in that he may realize something later but that is the way life goes, one does not get to know everything at right time.

Well, you cannot make him do anything he doesn't want to do. Perhaps he could take a year off and make up his mind. You say he wants to have his own business. Is he interested in a trade? Plumbers and electricians make a very good living but it requires training and or community college. Businessmen also need more training than high school. These days a high school education alone is simply not enough. He may make money when he is young but if he cannot succeed in his own business and has to find a job it will not be a high paying job. Statistics show that on average people with a college education make more than twice as much money over a life time than those without. Even a community college with a two year diploma would put him ahead of people with high school alone.

DOnt fouce college on him Let him get hired at what he likes and start his own business when he get 25 not a bad goal. If he needs to further career later he can always do a cource on line they have several colleges that do that.

I suggest you have a friendly discussion with your son-you say that he wants to work all the time and right now, has 3 parttime jobs. He wants to start his own business also. Now, you will have to talk to him and find out what business he has in mind and whether there is focus in his thought process-seeking a particular product, or stream of business with absolute focus would help him in the long run. On the other hand, money by itself without focus cannot make him go far. Taking job after job without enhancement of one's skills in given fields will have limitations of growth though they may pay you for some time. If he is planning something technical, he can enhance that stream of knowledge which will help him in his business-say, if he wants to start a restaurant, he can acquire work experience as well as enrol himself for some systematic education too. Knowledge is power. Acquiring skills and enhancing them to work smartly will help him choose the right path. Yours must be a discussion and if he is unfocussed it is your duty to gently point out the short-sightedness of approach and the flaws in his argument, ;in fact, you must lead the discussion in such a friendly manner that you just pose the right kind of questions and make him answer and clarify his own doubts that are sure to rise in the process.

Hi bgerig! I do think that eucation is very important. It is something that can never be taken away from you. However, with your son I think that he has a goal that he is very passionate about and that he is really good in business. He, as you have said, is saving his money to have his own business. Maybe, you can suggest to him that while having his own business, he can still go to college because you believe that he can do it. Just my thoughts, my friend and I hope this help somehow. Take care and have a nice day.

Hi Bgerig. Well, maybe you should identify what a college mean to your son. If the knowledge which he able to gain from college is just far below his standard, then it really doesn't own a point to be there. Another situation will be your son give up his studies simply due to he wants to earn money. Then, maybe you try to negotiate by asking him to have apart time studying and working as well. I mean friend, your son is someone with vision. If he is steady enough, just let him be. Bill Gates did that when he was young and now he is the billionaire on the Earth. Haha. So, maybe friend, you just try to see what is the situation and what he needs and work for it. Good luck and all the best.

Yes.I think it is essential for our college school students to do some social practice.As the developing of Eonomy,community requsted us to be more useful.so we can accumulate a lot of experience. so please give your son a chance to let him make his life more colourful.