Should I drop out?

mallardcove · 2019-01-24T20:01:10+00:00

NO.

Don't be a moron.

You say you have all these business ideas. Where are you going to get the capital to start them? It's not cheap to start a business.

At the very least get a high school diploma. Not having one will be an anchor around your neck if you ever need to actually get a decent paying job someday, which you will need to do in order to accumulate enough capital to start a business.

But if you have good grades and are in AP classes and all of that, might as well go to college and get a degree in something useful to give yourself a foundation for your business ventures.

anal_coke · 2019-01-24T19:59:39+00:00

What year of school are you in?

mrmaldoror · 2019-01-24T21:27:23+00:00

Yeah drop out if you want. School is not for everyone. Some of the best people I've met left school at 15.

StopGaming1234 · 2019-01-24T22:11:49+00:00

No, do NOT drop out. Do school and do your stuff on the side. Think about Poker. The "All in" can work, but if you lose you end up with nothing. Better take calculated risks than all or nothing type of things.

volvostupidshit · 2019-01-24T23:39:27+00:00

Drop out of college? Sure. Drop out of high school? No way.

indigenoushorizons · 2019-01-25T02:43:18+00:00

do wut u think best. if u drop out, make sure u have a plan. don't drop out and sit on ur ass and play video games all day long and smoke weed and 'try to find yourself'. all the successful dropouts had a plan before dropping out. bill gates, steve jobs, dell-- etc... the common denominator was: they had their purpose in life and a vision already set that continuing schooling would greatly jeopardize their fullest potential. idk who u r, but u may be the next gates/jobs/dell-- so im not going to tell u to not drop out. just have a plan and clear vision on who u r, wut u want to do, and who u r going to be. kudos my friend.

NeuroBoss31 · 2019-01-25T02:51:15+00:00

I just read somewhere in the comments that your real passion is robotics.

As someone who has a PhD in robotics, my advice for you is to not dropout from high school. Get a PhD and then start your own company. Look at the CEO's of Deepmind and Boston Dynamics.

STIMjim · 2019-01-25T04:05:08+00:00

You should finish high school and go to a good college that’s related to your interests. Network with other smart students or your professors and collaborate and learn. I’m not sure of anyone that built a great business on their own. You’ll want to meet others like yourself that share the same vision and college is actually a decent place for that. Even Elon Musk received a bachelors degree and started to pursue a PhD before dropping out to start multiple businesses.

Make your own path but try to mitigate risk and do the thing that gives you the best chance for success. In this case, gaining more knowledge and a network of smart people that may help you along the way. Good luck.

Title	Should I drop out?
Author	columbialawboi
Upvotes	1
Comments	26
Date	January 24, 2019 7:58 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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