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Adeoye Enoch Olamilekan
Adeoye Enoch Olamilekan

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Look at Mark Zuckerberg… He dropped out of college, and now he's worth billions.

Look at Mark Zuckerberg… He dropped out of college, and now he's worth billions. If he had stayed in college, he would likely have been successful.

As successful as he is? No, but he also wouldn't be flipping burgers.

Despite what other people say, it does get harder to go back to school

Everyone who drops out of college after three years has "a good reason"

In virtually all cases, the reason wasn't nearly good enough.

No, You can't transfer your existing credits to a community college and just get them to give you an associates degree.

That's not how it works.

Regardless of whether or not it sounds cool, finishing your degree is by far the most sensible choice.

On the flipside, think about the thousands (and yes I mean thousands) of would-be Mark Zuckerbergs (and yes I mean people specifically inspired by Zuckerberg and hoping to repeat what he did) who dropped out of college and now are flipping burgers

I get some fraction of the students in my office, and they are a mix of the deeply angry gree and profoundly depressed

Their dreams didn't pan out, and now they're having to beg and plead to get sufficient financial aid to finish their degrees

They're mostly angry at themselves, or depressed by their own decisions.

I repeat… Regardless of whether or not it sounds cool, finishing your degree is by far the most sensible choice

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