[TheBlizzard]

This day and age school is not a for sure thing anymore. I remember back when I moved down the the cities like six years ago, if you have and IS degree for example you could get a job for 50k right out of college very easily. But times have changed, now when you get out of college with an IS degree you will most likely end up doing data entry in a company and just waiting for your spot to jump in. The reason being is that there are people with five to ten years of experience going for the entry level jobs. Its a lot tougher on the college graduates than it has been in the past.

However I also believe it goes both ways. I would never knock anyone for going to school. But I think picking what you go to school for has a lot to do with how quickly you can begin using your education when you graduate.

Going to college is never going to hurt you in the long run, but I wouldn't go to college betting that you are going to get a super job right when you graduate. The economy is not gettting any better as we speak so jobs are going to be harder and harder to come by.

In my case I was lucky enough to get a job while I was going to college up in Duluth that I liked and that payed me good. School wasn't leading me in the right direction I thought at the time so I quit after a year. Was it a good decision I don't know? Was it a bad one? I don't know that either. But I can say that I am doing better than all of my friends that have four year degrees and have graduated college. So I think I made the right choice in my case. But who knows. Maybe if I would have stayed in college I would be making twice what I make now. I guess I will never know.

CRAIG