son does not want to go to college this fall
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Anonymous
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My son, who just turned 18 two months ago, is set to start journey at an Ivy school in a few weeks.
Yesterday, he informed my wife and I that he will not be going to school, if at all. He went to visit my brother in Silicon valley two months ago. My brother is one of high tech startup founders in Silicon. My son has been working on this app for the past 12 months and he showed it to my brother while visiting there. My brother absolutely loves the app and wants to integrate it with the technology they are also developing. Long story short, the startup company purchased the app for 1M and they also offer my son a job that will pay him 250k/year with stock options. The company is expected to be acquired by another company in the next 24 months. He called my wife and I yesterday to inform us that he will not be going to college. He wants to stay in Silicon and ride the high tech wave. He said that there are many successful people in Silicon without college degrees. He "might" consider college in the future but not for at least five years while the high tech wave is still hot. Is he doing the right thing here? |
Anonymous
| Go for it! College is always an option later. |
Anonymous
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This doesn't feel like a real post, but will answer anyway.
Only time will tell if it is the right thing. I would ask him to consider contacting the college he was planning on attending and inquiring about deferred admission or a gap year. It's a little late, but he may to get them to agree. Then he has not permanently closed the door. |
Anonymous
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If this is for real, ask him to consider a gap year. If this time next year he still doesn't care about school and hasn't blown his million then he's on the path he should be.
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Anonymous
| Let him do it. |
Anonymous
| Troll. |
Anonymous
| Stuff like this actually happens? |
Anonymous
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If this is for real, and he has a written contract to that effect, then, obviously, yes!
Those ivies will be thrilled to take him later if he wants to go. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like a troll and was unaware that there is a high tech wave occurring right now I vote for a gap year. |
Anonymous
Are you for real? Yes, he's doing the right thing. If he's making that kind of money, he needs a financial advisor so he doesn't blow it all of fast cars and fast women. |
Anonymous
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In the unlikely event that this is a real post:
Let him do it. Encourage him. If he doesn’t, he will wonder for the rest of his life. If he does it and wants to go to a very good college later, he should know that UCLA, Columbia, Yale and Chicago all have programs for returning and brand new adult students that confer a regular, standard, BA or BS. The answer should be a strong Yes. |
Anonymous
| No, he should go to college, learn about relevant things like organic chemistry, genetics, and accounting, then apply to law school. |
Anonymous
If a kid sells an app for $1M he sure as hell should blow it on fast cars and fast women. |
Anonymous
| Damn, why don’t my kids develop apps?!? |
Anonymous
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No way is he worth that salary, so I suspect a troll.
That said, college isn't going anywhere. |