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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?

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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. [/quote]

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