I've been thinking about this for a while...
I'm 17. I'm on my junior college Year 1. I find school a complete waste of time. I attend classes and either sleep or talk with my buddies. School takes up 10-12 hours every day. My results are above average because my ability to do last-minute work is extremely well-refined after years of training.
Anyway, following the regular path, I would need to enter a university, get a degree blah blah blah. Life will only get busier and busier. Oh and there's no such thing as holidays. Holidays are filled with more lectures and preparation for post-holiday exams to keep us busy.
In other words... I can save LOTS of time if I quit school now.
However, here's the catch. I've taken on a scholarship to study overseas about 4 years ago. By quitting it means I would have to pay whatever the government has funded me in education, living, etc, which could amount up to half a million or so. (just an estimate, could be more, could be less)
So very briefly...
Staying in School
+ Better social life
+ Have a university degree (is it even important?)
- I'll be wasting like 60 hours of my life every week
Quitting school
+ Can work/educate myself full-time
+ I am certain I can make millions with the extra time I have. Even if I don't I'll keep trying until I make it big someday.
- Have to pay the government about half a million. This is a HUGE amount of money by the way (at least for now...)
Any advice or opinions will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask me for more information about my current situation. :smxB:
I'm 17. I'm on my junior college Year 1. I find school a complete waste of time. I attend classes and either sleep or talk with my buddies. School takes up 10-12 hours every day. My results are above average because my ability to do last-minute work is extremely well-refined after years of training.
Anyway, following the regular path, I would need to enter a university, get a degree blah blah blah. Life will only get busier and busier. Oh and there's no such thing as holidays. Holidays are filled with more lectures and preparation for post-holiday exams to keep us busy.
In other words... I can save LOTS of time if I quit school now.
However, here's the catch. I've taken on a scholarship to study overseas about 4 years ago. By quitting it means I would have to pay whatever the government has funded me in education, living, etc, which could amount up to half a million or so. (just an estimate, could be more, could be less)
So very briefly...
Staying in School
+ Better social life
+ Have a university degree (is it even important?)
- I'll be wasting like 60 hours of my life every week
Quitting school
+ Can work/educate myself full-time
+ I am certain I can make millions with the extra time I have. Even if I don't I'll keep trying until I make it big someday.
- Have to pay the government about half a million. This is a HUGE amount of money by the way (at least for now...)
Any advice or opinions will be greatly appreciated. Feel free to ask me for more information about my current situation. :smxB:
Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member:
Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts
Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.
You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.
- Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
- MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
- Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
- Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."— User Richard Peck
"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?
