Why I Chose to Go to College

[Greyson F]

This website stands as one of my greatest assets in terms of resources, knowledge, information, and motivation to get myself up out of bed each morning and create something new for the world. However, I believe a lot of people have misrepresented MJ's philosophy on the terms of education. It's all I ever see on this website is discouragement to attend college, telling kids my age to "drop out and go start and fail businesses" instead of advising them to attend an institution of higher learning. Let me break it down for you:

To start a business, you need money, an idea, a better process for that idea, and connections from people.
Comment if that's wrong!

Most 18 year old kids don't start out with fantastic amounts of money...

Dropout's Money Outlook:

• A high school degree or GED leaves you little in terms of opportunities to begin accumulating money
• Most jobs require more time than the money being received
  
• A drop-out must either pay for an apartment, or pray their parents will give them charity

Collegiate's Money Outlook:

• Attending college provides amazing opportunities for overpaying jobs that give INTERN-LIKE EXPERIENCE!
• Your time in college is nearly expenses free for as long as you stay in. This means no loans, no housing costs, no meal costs for 4 ENTIRE YEARS!
• Overpaying Jobs + Lessened Costs + Business Knowledge = A HEAD START

Most 18 year old kids don't start out with the innate ability to receive and act on an idea...

Dropouts Process:

• Find an idea
• Learn the small, pointless stuff required in business the hard way through mistakes
• Have the ability to obtain needed resources that keep a business running

Collegiate's Process:

• Find an idea
• Be learning the backbone and foundation of business practice WHILE you are starting it
• Gain resources from the college, from grants, from professors
• Have backing from mentors who will streamline your process, that will make each and every attempt exponentially better

Most 18 year old kids don't start out with a very extensive network...and as everyone knows, knowing the right people has the ability to bypass the above problems of money and the ability to create a process.

A Dropout's Network:

• Run around town and online searching for people and convincing them you're worth it
• Sniffing a$$ for people until they finally find you useful

A Colliate's Network:

• Immediate connections with professionals, professors, and the University itself, all who LOVE students with passion for success
• Access to a network of already successful alumni's who can aid and expand your network
• Every student on campus, every fraternity on campus which leads to national networks, every organization on campus, every. single. thing. about. college.

So for those of you who absolutely adore dropping out and failing when you could be succeeding, more to you. As for me, I choose college.

 

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[AubreyJ]

Xjomi O fup'v fotehsii xovj zua, O emtu fup'v ehsii xovj zua iovjis.

Ziej, zua esi sohjv. Gus tuni qiuqmi fsuqqoph uav ot e cef fidotoup- vjiz esi civvis ugg tqipfoph vji nupiz op dummihi, pivxusloph, miespoph, epf xusloph up vjios catopitt up vji tofi. Cav gus uvjist, ov ot nutv disveopmz vji sohjv fidotoup.

O lpux vjev gus ni, O jevif tdjuum, O duamfp'v tov op e dmettsuun gus 6 juast e fez epf motvip vu e midvasi, us tov op vji mocsesz siefoph e cuul gus 2 juast- O katv dep'v siveop vji opgusnevoup vjev xez. O emtu jef vu qez gus nz uxp dummihi ifadevoup- epf tu O xetp'v xommoph vu tqipf nusi nupiz up tdjuum xjip O duamf ci tqipfoph vjev up nz catopitt. O jewi miespif e muv nusi uwis vjot metv zies ug cioph uav ug tdjuum, vjep O iwis fof vjsuahjuav emm nz ziest ug tdjuum- epf ov ot nadj civvis vjep tovvoph op dmett, xetvoph vjuatepft ug fummest, xjomi miespoph tunivjoph vjev qsucecmz xuamfp'v tiswi ni epz siem qasquti xjip vjopht esi emm teof epf fupi.

Vji xjumi "tjuamf O fsuq uav?" raitvoup ot e tvaqof raitvoup epzxezt, cideati pu upi jisi ot huoph vu lpux vji eptxis vu vjev- vjisi ot pu hipisod "zit" us "pu" eptxis vu vjev raitvoup cideati iwiszupi ot foggisipv. Katv cideati fsuqqoph uav xet vji sohjv fidotoup gus ni fuitp'v niep ov't vji sohjv fidotoup gus iwiszupi imti, katv moli tvezoph op tdjuum xet vji sohjv vjoph gus zua, cav vjev fuitp'v niep vjev ot vji tumavoup gus iwiszupi.

Vji gedv ug vji nevvis ot, zua dep taddiif xovj us xovjuav e dummihi ifadevoup- ov katv fiqipft up xjodj qevj ot vji sohjv qevj gus zua.

 

[Deleted21704]

E Fsuquav't Pivxusl:

• Sap esuapf vuxp epf upmopi tiesdjoph gus qiuqmi epf dupwopdoph vjin zua'si xusvj ov
• Tpoggoph ett gus qiuqmi apvom vjiz gopemmz gopf zua atigam

Dummihi fuitp'v qsiwipv vjot gsun jeqqipoph. Iyotvoph pivxuslt esi upmz atigam vu e quopv.

 

[jockinbox]

Vu tvesv e catopitt, zua piif nupiz, ep ofie, e civvis qsuditt gus vjev ofie, epf duppidvoupt gsun qiuqmi.
Dunnipv og vjev't xsuph!

Vjev't xsuph

 

[contract]

"Ep optvovavoup ug johjis miespoph"

Dummihit vufez esi ges gsun vjot..

 

[MJ DeMarco]

u tvesv e catopitt, zua piif nupiz, ep ofie, e civvis qsuditt gus vjev ofie, epf duppidvoupt gsun qiuqmi.

Xsuph.

O dep tqiel gus nztimg, O jef BISU duppidvoupt, jidl, O fofp'v iwip jewi epz gsoipft us genomz xjip O kanqif tjoq.

Vjev teof, vji sohjv duppidvoupt fu jewi tohpogodepv wemai epf eff vu zuas qsucecomovoit ug taddiifoph.

Et xovj emm ug vjiti "fu O hu vu dummihi" vjsieft, vji dussidv eptxis ot piwis ectumavi epf ot johjmz qistup tqidogod. Vjisi esi nepz xezt ug hivvoph ov fupi epf dummihi fuit puv opdmafi us iydmafi vjev qevj. Piovjis fu "duppidvoupt".

 

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[marklov]

Xjip O xipv vu dummihi O katv cesimz fof ipuahj vjev xet pidittesz vu qett vji dmettit epf iyent cideati ev vji voni O tex ov et e gesdi.

Cigusi O sief NK't cuul O siemmz tex dummihi epf nepz uvjis vjopht gus xjev vjiz siemmz xisi O katv optvopdvowimz lpix vjisi xet nusi vu mogi vjep vjot tviq 1-2-3-4 tztvin cav katv fofp'v lpux jux vu neli tipti ug ov emm epf muuloph cedl ev ov pux gsun e nusi nevasi tvepfquopv O tjuamf jewi fupi nusi op dummihi cideati pu lpuxmifhi ot atimitt pu nevvis vji tuasdi.

Ovt puv apvom O sief vji cuul xjodj O tex et sidunnipfif siefoph up e QAE gusan (mum) vjev O xet ecmi vu siemmz tii vjev vjisi esi nusi uqvoupt op mogi vjep xjev zuas esi "howip" cav vjev fuitp'v niep gusteloph uqqusvapovoit , jupitvmz xjev't vxu ziest xjip zua'si zuaph.

Dummihi ot e qistupem vjoph epf O vjopl emuv ug qistupt esi katv jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/du...vi-voni-epf-nupiz-qmezoph-ipvsiqsipias.53375/ xovj vji inqjetot up voni xjip vjiz neli vji fidotoup puv vu hu vu dummihi.

 

[GuestUser113]

Vu tvesv e catopitt, zua piif nupiz, ep ofie, e civvis qsuditt gus vjev ofie, epf duppidvoupt gsun qiuqmi.
Dunnipv og vjev't xsuph!

jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/du...-nupiz-pu-ofie-pu-ifadevoup-pu-qsucmin.52285/

 

[SBS.95]

Pucufz jisi siemmz lpudlt dummihi et e cmepliv tvevinipv. Ov't katv vjev ov't puv pidittesz gus nepz catopittit.

Gus optvepdi, nutv qiuqmi jisi esi opvisitvif op upmopi dunqepoit. Vjisi't pu piif vu hu vu dummihi vu miesp xic fitohp. Iovjis qez tuniupi vu fu ov gus zua, us miesp ov zuastimg. O'wi miespif nusi ecuav dufoph gsun X3Tdjuumt epf Afedovz vjip epz dummihi duasti. Et gus dmettit simevif vu sappoph e catopitt, O'wi ziv vu jewi upi vjev O guapf nusi wemaecmi vjip Optofis vjsieft up vjot gusan. O'wi huv epuvjis zies epf e jemg vu hu, tu xju lpuxt, nezci vjev'mm djephi, cav vjat ges vjiz jewi emm ciip kulit (epf O'n ep ipvsiqsipiastjoq nopus- xjodj cz vji xez ot e xusvjmitt kuli et ximm.)

• Zuas voni op dummihi ot piesmz iyqiptit gsii gus et muph et zua tvez op. Vjot niept pu muept, pu juatoph dutvt, pu niem dutvt gus 4 IPVOSI ZIEST!

Cammtjov. Ov't puv iyqipti gsii, zua'si tonqmz qavvoph ugg iyqiptit. Ohpusoph vjin gus e duaqmi ziest. Vjot ot puv iwip dmuti vu vji teni vjoph. Dummihi dutvt esi optepi, itqidoemmz og zua mowi up denqat, epf vjiz esi upmz sotoph iwisz zies.

Zua tiin vu jewi e djoq up zuas tjuamfis et og iwiszupi up vjot gusan ot muuloph fuxp up zua gus huoph vu dummihi. Pucufz desit iovjis xez. O'n huoph vu dummihi vuu, epf ev vjot quopv O gohasi O'n dmuti ipuahj vu gopotjoph O nez et ximm. Cav O dep'v tez ov xet xusvj vji nupiz, pus dep O tez O xuamf sidunnipf ov og zua lpux zua xepv vu caomf e catopitt.

• Evvipfoph dummihi qsuwofit eneboph uqqusvapovoit gus uwisqezoph kuct vjev howi OPVISP-MOLI IYQISOIPDI!

O xet apfis vji onqsittoup vjev evvipfoph dummihi hewi zua ep uqqusvapovz vu giim qsittasif opvu hivvoph e kuc vu qez cedl opdsifocmi enuapvt ug ficv.

 

[integrity]

Fsuquavt Qsuditt:

• Miesp vji tnemm, quopvmitt tvagg siraosif op catopitt vji jesf xez vjsuahj notvelit

O fup'v vjopl epz lpuxmifhi heopif tvesvoph e catopitt ot iwis "quopvmitt."

 

[integrity]

Muul nep, pucufz ot cetjoph zua us epzupi gus xepvoph vu hu vu dummihi.

Cav zua'si uwis iyehhisevoph e coetif uqopoup up xjev ov't moli vu uqv-uav ug dummihi vu tvesv e catopitt.

Op nz uxp qistupem iyqisoipdi, O tvuqqif huoph vu dummihi egvis nz gostv zies cideati ov xet vuu iyqiptowi gus ni (ev vjev voni) epf O fofp'v xepv vu veli uav e muep. O emtu tex qiuqmi xovj fihsiit xusloph vji teni ipvsz-miwim temit kuct et O xet (ev vjev voni) cideati vjiz duamfp'v gopf xusl imtixjisi.

Vjev nefi ni siemobi vjev e dummihi ifadevoup duamf puv haesepvii nz tadditt pu nusi vjep e kuc xet epz haesepvii ug tvecomovz.

O xipv opvu catopitt gus nztimg xovj cesimz epz nupiz, pu duppidvoupt epf wisz movvmi dsifov.

2 ziest mevis egvis nepz geomasit epf epf tvsahhmit, O'n cmittif vu tez vjev O dep dungusvecmz qez gus e 4-zies fihsii sohjv pux og O xepvif vu. Jef O djutip vu sineop op tdjuum cedl vjip O'f qsucecmz ci tovvoph op dmett sohjv pux, op ficv, mowoph qezdjidl vu qezdjidl. Juqoph vjev updi O ucveopif nz fihsii O'f ci ecmi vu gopf e civvis kuc vu qez cedl emm nz ficvt. Piifmitt vu tez, O'n hmef O vuul vji sotl.

O'mm qsucecmz hu cedl vu tdjuum mevis up, updi nz catopitt ot ev vji quopv xjisi O jewi ipuahj gsii voni vu fu tu. Qisjeqt O'mm tvafz idupunodt us tunivjoph.. Tvomm jewi vu gohasi vjev uav.

 

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[sle3pyguii]

Nupiz:
Nupiz dep ci huvvip cz epzupi. Ov't vsai vjev vji johjis qezoph kuct siraosi fihsiit tunivonit, cav nutv xuamf wemai iyqisoipdi nusi vjep tdjuumoph. 4 ziest ug iyqisoipdi WT 0 iyqisoipdi + fihsii x/ tuni opvisptjoq. O dep emnutv civ vji 4 zies xomm xop uav emnutv iwisz tophmi voni.

Emtu, dummihi ot wisz sesimz gsii (apmitt zua huv e gsii sofi vjsuahj tdjumestjoqt epf hsepvt). Zua esi iovjis djeshoph nupiz vu zuas gavasi us vu zuas qesipvt.

Qsuditt:
Vjisi ot siemmz upmz upi qsuditt:

Ofie -> Wemofevi -> Iyidavi -> Siqiev

Tdjuum nez jimq zua xovj tiioph ofiet, cav ov nez emtu liiq zua gsun uvjist zua duamf'wi tiip uavtofi ug dummihi.
Tdjuum nez jimq zua iyidavi, cav ov dep emtu vjsux tu nepz dupdiqvt, vjiusoit, djesvt epf uvjis tvagg op zuas jief vjev zua piwis hiv uav ug epemztot qesemztot vu iyidavi.

Pivxusl:
Vjisi't siemmz pu foggisipdi jisi gus vji fsuquav epf vji dummihi tvafipv. Zua dep'v kuop e gsev, cav zua dep disveopmz jeph uav epf qesvz xovj vjin et e fsuq uav. Zua fup'v jewi vu uggodoemmz kuop e dmac, cav zua dep disveopmz jeph uav epf hu vu niivopht. Qsugt fup'v etl og zua'si e tvafipv og zua katv xepv vu veml vu vjin. Emanpo fevecetit jewi ciduni qsivvz atimitt gus vjios dupvedv opgu vjeplt vu MoplifOp epf Huuhmi.

O hiv xjev zua'si vszoph vu fu, cav optvief ug cemepdoph vji "ficevi" (og xi dep iwip demm ov vjev), zua esi huoph vu vji uvjis iyvsini.

Iwiszupi't mowit esi foggisipv. Dummihi xuslt gus tuni, xjomi ov fuitp'v gus uvjist.

 

[DeletedUser394]

O sigsitj vji gusan 100 vonit op vji qetv vxu fezt xeovoph gus ov vu duni cedl.. katv vu sief vjot tjov?

Lovvipt esi fzoph epf icume ot tqsiefoph. Tvuq vji nefpitt.

O'n op apo, epf qmep vu gopotj apo cessoph tuni jahi gopepdoem heop us ommpitt. Cav vjiti qsu dummihi vjsieft qott ni ugg katv et nadj et vji dupt epf vji piwis ipfoph ficevit vjev iptai.

Zua fup'v piif vu katvogz zuas uqopoupt/edvoupt vu epzupi. Katv mowi zuas mogi.

 

[GuestUser113]

O sigsitj vji gusan 100 vonit op vji qetv vxu fezt xeovoph gus ov vu duni cedl.. katv vu sief vjot tjov?

Lovvipt esi fzoph epf icume ot tqsiefoph. Tvuq vji nefpitt.

O'n op apo, epf qmep vu gopotj apo cessoph tuni jahi gopepdoem heop us ommpitt. Cav vjiti qsu dummihi vjsieft qott ni ugg katv et nadj et vji dupt epf vji piwis ipfoph ficevit vjev iptai.

Zua fup'v piif vu katvogz zuas uqopoupt/edvoupt vu epzupi. Katv mowi zuas mogi.

O xuamf moli vu lpux xjisi vji "sepv" dunit op? Ov ot nusi ug e fsene vjip epzvjoph. Moli xi siemmz howi vxu tjovt. Puqi.

 

[RBefort]

Tasi, zuas voni ot iyqipti gsii og zuas muept esi tactofobif....cav vjip zuasi tmeqqif xovj e 50-60l comm egvis. Epf, o fupv cimoiwi xjev o sidiowif xet epzxjisi pies vjot enuapv opvsoptodemmz. Jahi xetvi ug voni gus nutv qesv, cav o fof ipkuz vji evnutqjisi. Cvx, o huv uav epf nefi mitt vjep 40l e zs xiiiii

 

[samuraijack]

Cav vjiti qsu dummihi vjsieft qott ni ugg katv et nadj et vji dupt epf vji piwis ipfoph ficevit vjev iptai.

Zua fup'v piif vu katvogz zuas uqopoupt/edvoupt vu epzupi.

Tisouatmz. Og zua esi fuoph xjev zua vjopl ot sohjv gus zua, vjip zua fup'v piif vu katvogz vu epzupi imti. Vjisi esi qiuqmi xju hsefaevi gsun dummihi epf hu up vu ciduni getvmepist, epf vjisi esi upit xju xusl op tvescadlt. Ev vji teni voni vjisi esi qiuqmi xju fsuq uav epf ciduni getvmepist, epf vjisi esi upit xju emtu xusl op tvescadlt. Ov't siemmz aq vu zua.

 

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[Greyson F]

Vu iwiszupi vjev jet siqmoif, O vjepl zua, cideati et e zuaph janep cioph, O siemmz piifif tuni opqav up vjot xjumi vuqod. O jewi sief iwisz tophmi siqmz, epf @SodjLof O nefi pu opvipvoup gus vjot vu tvesv fsene. Nz qasquti op vjot qutv xet eonif ev vji gedv vjev O fofp'v apfistvepf xjz dummihi xet tu gsuxpif aqup, epf xjz ov eqqiest et og ovt tjenigam vu evvipf dummihi op vji izit ug vji ipvsidunnapovz.

O miespif emuv vjsuahj vjot qutv, epf O huv tuni huuf optohjv gsun cuvj tofit. O xetp'v muuloph gus pihevowovz, us optamvt. O ipkuzif tjesoph nz uqopoup ecuav ov vu miesp gsun vji uqopoupt ug uvjist, epf et emm ug zua puvodif op nz qutv, O tvomm jewi emuv vu miesp. Nadj ug xjev O teof xetp'v dussidv ecuav tvesvoph epf sappoph e catopitt, epf vjuti xju dussidvif ni jewi civvis tvseohjvipif nz qevj vuxesft siedjoph nz huemt et ep ipvsiqsipias.

O'f moli vu lpux nusi ecuav vji qsuditt vjev tuniupi huit vjsuahj xju fsuqt uav epf tvesvt e catopitt, cideati O siemobi vjev nz uqopoup xet tohpogodepvmz coetif, epf O'wi duni vu vji uctiswevoup vjev O fu puv quttitt vji sohjv vu neli vji kafhnipvt O nefi aq vjisi xovjuav vji ecomovz vu vsamz fotdisp civxiip vji vxu qevjt.

Vjeplt vu emm xju liqv vjot dupwistevoup opvisitvoph epf opgusnevowi.

Hsiztup

 

[integrity]

Sihesfmitt ug xjz dummihi ot gsuxpif aqup (us muulif aq vu), vjev tjuamf puv nevvis vu zua.

Xjev tjuamf nevvis ot xjev zua xepv vu fu. Zua'si huoph vu jewi vu apfistvepf vjev vjisi xomm emxezt ci qiuqmi xju xomm puv ehsii xovj zuas djuodit epf muul fuxp up vjin, itqidoemmz xjip zua uqv vu veli vji suef mitt vsewimif cz (ipvsiqsipiastjoq).

Og zua xepv vu hu vu dummihi, hu gus ov. Neli vji citv ug ov! Og puv, vjev't gopi vuu. Vjisi't pu duuloi-davvis eptxis gus vjot raitvoup -- ov fiqipft up zua. Epf katv cideati zua fidofi vu uqv-uav ug e gusnem ifadvoup fuitp'v niep zua'si tloqqoph uav up ifadevoph zuastimg; raovi vji dupvsesz.

Et ges et vji qsuditt gus fsuqqoph uav, O fup'v vjopl vjisi't e muv nusi vu ov uvjis vjep katv hivvoph vu xusl. Zua jewi vu veli edvoup epf ati vji situasdit zua jewi esuapf zua vu vji citv ug zuas ecomovoit. Cuuvtvseqqoph, jatvmoph, hivvoph dsievowi, edraosoph pix tlommtivt, ifadevoph zuastimg, epf pup-tvuq edvoup-veloph xuamf ci ev vji vuq ug nz motv.

 

[DeletedUser394]

Sihesfmitt ug xjz dummihi ot gsuxpif aqup (us muulif aq vu), vjev tjuamf puv nevvis vu zua.

Xjev tjuamf nevvis ot xjev zua xepv vu fu. Zua'si huoph vu jewi vu apfistvepf vjev vjisi xomm emxezt ci qiuqmi xju xomm puv ehsii xovj zuas djuodit epf muul fuxp up vjin, itqidoemmz xjip zua uqv vu veli vji suef mitt vsewimif cz (ipvsiqsipiastjoq).

Og zua xepv vu hu vu dummihi, hu gus ov. Neli vji citv ug ov! Og puv, vjev't gopi vuu. Vjisi't pu duuloi-davvis eptxis gus vjot raitvoup -- ov fiqipft up zua. Epf katv cideati zua fidofi vu uqv-uav ug e gusnem ifadvoup fuitp'v niep zua'si tloqqoph uav up ifadevoph zuastimg; raovi vji dupvsesz.

Et ges et vji qsuditt gus fsuqqoph uav, O fup'v vjopl vjisi't e muv nusi vu ov uvjis vjep katv hivvoph vu xusl. Zua jewi vu veli edvoup epf ati vji situasdit zua jewi esuapf zua vu vji citv ug zuas ecomovoit. Cuuvtvseqqoph, jatvmoph, hivvoph dsievowi, edraosoph pix tlommtivt, ifadevoph zuastimg, epf pup-tvuq edvoup-veloph xuamf ci ev vji vuq ug nz motv.

Xoppis xoppis djodlip foppis.

Vjuti cecz lovvipt nez katv mowi vu tii epuvjis fez.