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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is a junior and my daughter is in 8th grade. My daughter is laser focused and convinced she is going to college and loves school in general. My son just wants to start working as soon as he is done with HS. He is not really interested in going to college. It's unfortunate because he is a bright kid and he is doing really well in math with minimal effort. He is averaging 93% in calculus as a junior.

When I look at data it's clear more women are going to college as opposed to men. Or, are we pushing women towards college and men away from college? As of now I think college grads still earn more than non college grads no? [/quote]

I did well in calculus myself as a junior.  I went to college.  Well, because that's what you do with that and they said I'd make good money.  This was just before the dot.com bubble then later I got my masters in 2008, oh but people wouldn't pay back their mortgages, so they gave me a perpetually lower salary, I would have been better off studying art.  The point is there is substantial risk in academia these days.  Even if your son had a full ride like I did there is still the opportunity cost.  Imagine Gates or Zuckerberg completing their degree instead of starting businesses.

In reflection, I would have been fine doing something else.  Smart motivated kid ya know, now I'm just a lazy middle-aged worker with an attitude.  It's even on the horizon that I may have to find something else to do because of AI.

Meanwhile there are plenty of stories of people starting businesses doing millions of dollars in business.  "I just started a cleaning business with a scrub pad and vinegar."
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