Do You Really Need College?

     This blog post was inspired by a post written by Sarah, a fellow American Studies classmate. Her post, "The Price of Quality Education" was about Harvard University's new plan to bring education to those who can't afford it. This post got me thinking about how expensive college is these days for students. Many students can't attend college because of the price and some others who do end up attending are left with a large amount of debt. With all these students worrying about money I was wondering, is college really worth it?
     I have heard about a couple of very successful people who didn't go to college, but I always thought those were very special cases. When researching for this blog post I came across an article written by a mom with three kids. Two of her children both went to college and graduated while her third child had dropped out. In her eyes, all of her kids had become successful in the path they had chosen. This was just an ordinary family. So, if a regular joe can be successful without a degree, do students need college to be successful? In my opinion, I think it depends on the student and how that student defines success. For some, looking out the window of their large office at a law firm means they have found success. And for some others, success is found in things like getting married or successfully climbing Mt. Everest. College is not necessary for everyone.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs (two college drop-outs
 that have found a lot of success)

     What are your thoughts on not going to college? Who has to go to college in order to be successful? If you could be successful without a degree would you still go to college?