6 reasons why you don't need to go to college

College education is expensive. Parents pay through their teeth to see their children graduate and study further. Is it really worth it? 

You need to go to college if:

1. You want to mingle socially. College is supposed to be fun.
2. You want to pass the minimum hiring criteria for most companies.
3. You don't know what you want to do. The College is a good option, by default.
4. You are doing poorly in academics. That sounds counterintuitive but may be true for most. If you can't figure out academics, which is a relatively safe environment, there is a good chance you will find it difficult to figure out challenges when things get hard in life.

The second option is not to go to college. 

It’s unusual for most people, and you would face significant social pressure before being declared mad.

Ironically, for those looking for an easy way out, not going to college is not an option. Tweet

Not going to college doesn’t mean you won’t be learning. What that means is that you would have to make up for your lack of degree with your knowledge, insights into your field and be an expert of what you are going to do. 
It would mean that you would need to work harder than what they would make you do in the college. 

On the upside, you will learn what matters and not the subjects which you most likely won’t use in your professional career. Therefore:

You don’t need to go to college if:

1. You are willing to work harder and smarter than most college students.
2. You already know what you have to do, and college can’t help significantly with that.
3. You are not looking to get hired in a corporate which filter resumes by keywords.
4. You wish to do your own business for which you just need knowledge, not a degree.
5. You think that a degree is just one of those things that look good on your matrimonial resume.
6. You have the same opportunity now that you will have after spending three or five years in college.

It goes without saying that you will still need to learn by joining various courses, online or offline, to equip you with the skill set to follow your dreams.

What’s your biggest takeaway today? Have you or anybody you know has done well for themselves without going to college? Please mention in the comments.