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[quote=Anonymous]Most of the people I know who didn't finish college kind of limped along in various jobs--more likely to be unemployed and for a little longer than those with degrees and not real high earners.  Mainly fine, but nothing particularly successful and sometimes not fine (e.g. addiction issues, financial troubles).  I'm not sure if it had more to do with the actual credential or the reason why they didn't  finish college--not quite organized, ambitious, conscientious enough --or had mental/emotional issues that posed challenges.  The few people I knew who didn't go to college at all were ones who were never cut out for it and went into a trade or family business or who were lured by what seemed like high pay in IT jobs.  Their outcomes were pretty similar--fine, but not super successful.  As they've gotten older they seem more likely to have hit a plateau career-wise--and feel a bit stuck.

But outside of careers, they seem to be on the same spectrum of happiness, successful relationships as my college/graduate school educated friends/acquaintances.   [/quote]

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