Go to college for 4 years? or save ~60k in 2?

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: Maximus96
some people do very well w/o going to college. however that does not appear to be the norm.

as a side note, both my jobs have a lot of potentional for advancement...w/o a degree

then there you go. School isn't for everyone and frankly quite pointless if you already have a stable job. In your situation, with ample room for advancement, I'd suggest work.

 

[Legend]

Go to a state school in a good degree, like engineering. Stay in the top of the class and get scholarships for a full ride. Co-op/intern to get experience and start a Roth IRA while in school. Use your experience from working to give you the extra edge in interviewing and get a good paying, stable job.

So in short: BOTH.

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: chambersc

Originally posted by: TheSiege

Originally posted by: Maximus96
some people do very well w/o going to college. however that does not appear to be the norm.

as a side note, both my jobs have a lot of potentional for advancement...w/o a degree

then there you go. School isn't for everyone and frankly quite pointless if you already have a stable job. In your situation, with ample room for advancement, I'd suggest work.

I hear this a lot, "school isnt for everyone". Is there any data which shows how many ceo's/ exec's got to that point without any formulation education , well no degree essentially, just curios

 

[Kremlar]

You're workin your butt off for not that much.

Go back to school.

 

[ponyo]

i hate school, plain and simple.

There is your answer.

No need to do something you hate. You like your tech support job so stick with it.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: kalster
I hear this a lot, "school isnt for everyone". Is there any data which shows how many ceo's/ exec's got to that point without any formulation education , well no degree essentially, just curios

You won't find it. I'd guess less than 10%.

No degree means you have much larger hurdles to overcome.

there are exceptions for sure, but at large no degree = short ceiling.

In OPs case you can show that no degree will limit his income during a lifetime. The only way out of that is his own business.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: TheSiege
i work 2 jobs right now, and when all is said and done i save about 30k a year.
so my options are, keep on working and save 60k in 2 years, or more if i want to keep doing this, or go to college. 60k would be a nice down payment on a house and i could always use my 401k also ~12k by then. making my house payments easily affordable for anyone or should i go to college, i already have my associates in general education.

i hate school, plain and simple.
work or school?

If you hate school and are burned out, then college isn't for you - at least not right now. There's nothing wrong with taking a little time to figure things out. College is one of those things that if you're going to do it, you want to do it right. Save your $60k and re-evaluate your situation in 24 months.

Whatever you do, DON'T lose sight of your longterm goals. If you're longterm goal is Rocket Science, but you get a few promotions during the next two years, DON'T SETTLE! RETURN TO YOUR GOALS!!!!

I can't stress that enough.