Is joining a university worth it?

[Anam Basit]

Hi everyone, I recently joined this forum. I am 21 years old and my major has been business from the beginning. I just got into KU Leuven (program - bachelors in business administration) and since I have been reading a lot of self-help books and am currently reading 'the millionaire fastlane ' I am having second thoughts regarding joining the university. Can anyone share their experience or give some advice on this matter.

 

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[heavy_industry]

and since I have been reading a lot of self-help books

I am having second thoughts regarding joining the university.

Classic.

Here is how business and life works:

• Your ideas, hopes, dreams, and expectations are worthless.
• Your enthusiasm amounts to NOTHING.
• Your plans are a house of cards ready to crumble at the first reality check.

The only things that count are the deliverable results that you produce - the tangible value that you bring into the world.

Unless you're already a business owner and looking to scale from $10k/month to $100k/month...

GO TO SCHOOL and STAY IN SCHOOL until this becomes a reality, and school becomes an actual obstacle in your entrepreneurial path.

If you fail to understand this and you think you are smarter than your peers - because you've read a book - you are going to rob yourself of a unique life experience and development opportunity.

And you will suffer immensely as a consequence of this.

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TL;DR

• Build a business.
• Drop out of school if and when it takes off.
• If you can't run a business while attending classes, you have bad time management skills and business is not for you.

 

[KiwiEC]

100% agreed with what @heavy_industry said.

Running a successful business which pays the bills (let's say at least 2k/month) can take some years (most of entrepreneurs previously ran failed businesses where they got experience and skills).

Going to uni in order to get a decent 9-5 will secure your finances in the meantime. You can work in a company while creating and growing your own business. Most of the people here are doing that.

In the worst case (= if you fail and decide to stop entrepreneurship), you will have a diploma which can grant you a corporate career.