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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a degree, roommates and cooked at home when I was in my 20s.  That was the 1990s.  Not sure things are so very different now.[/quote]

In 1996 I was 20 years old, kind of sort of going to community college.  I answered an ad in the jobs section for temp work. I got a job at a telecommunications company doing admin work. Within 3 months I was offered a FT position as an entry level troubleshooter because I was a quick learner. Before the end of the year I was making 60k and had modest RSUs. I eventually switched jobs and moved up. By 2000 I owned my own home in Vienna woods, at age 23. Then shortly the bubble came crashing down , but it didnt matter, I had 5 years work experience in technology and a network of contacts. My peers who had spent time in college or grad school and now needed jobs weren't so lucky. Some opted to stay in school and are probably still paying down debt.

18 years later I still have no college degree, I'm a VP at a technology company, and recently sold that Vienna Woods house for a 550k profit.

No it is certainly not the 1990s. Those were the good old days. Things are very different.  Though I will say tech is the one area that college can't keep up and if you are bright, you most definitely can navigate your way without a degree and I can say without hesitation that nobody is impressed that you went to an ivy or some expensive SLAC. If my company is looking for entry level new hires we often partner with George Mason.[/quote]

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