Whether or not you should go to college (I never went)

What's up you guys, it's Graham here. So, I get hit up all the time from people who are thinking about maybe skipping college, or maybe going to college, or are asking me whether or not it's worth it for them to go, or if it's a waste of time. So, I'm going to be giving my thoughts about this now.

I am someone who did not go to college. Now, I didn't go to college for two reasons. The first reason is that I just really disliked school. I hated all the subjects; I really hated a lot about school, and I really just wanted to go and work and start a business instead. Now, the second reason is that I had such bad grades in high school that I didn't get into any colleges. Because my plan originally in high school was to go to college, get a degree, and then start working somewhere.

But when that plan fell apart because my grades were so bad, I ended up thinking like, you know what, this is just a sign; let me go to Real Estate instead. So, I'm making this video from the side of someone who did not go to college. So, please keep that in mind that I'm extremely biased about my thoughts because those are my only experiences.

Now, I'm sure you can get the exact same counterarguments from someone who went to college, and those are probably just as valid as what I'm going to be sharing from my own experiences. So, please keep that in mind that I'm making this video coming from somebody who did not go to college and who instead started working right out of high school.

And by the way, when I decided not to go to school, I heard it all. My parents were extremely disappointed; they were one of the first in their entire families to end up going to college, and for them, it was really important for their son to go to college as well. So, when I didn't decide to go, I mean that was definitely a big shock to the family, and same from all my friends. I think pretty much all of my friends ended up getting into like really cool schools and stuff like that, and when I told them like, "Hey, I'm not going to be going to college," a lot of them were like, "What? What are you going to do?"

And I think just the general consensus from a lot of people is that if you don't go to college, you end up being a bum or working at some minimal wage job and just become a failure. But instead, I think not going to college could be the right thing for a lot of people, just depending on their situation.

So, first of all, I think it's a good thing that people are really thinking and evaluating whether or not a college degree is right for them because it's a big time commitment; it's four years of your life and a lot of money spent on something that may or may not help you out in the future or may or may not end up making you more money because of that degree.

Now, for some people, having that degree is completely worth it, especially if they want to be a doctor or a lawyer or go into education, or really any field that requires a college degree. I think it goes without saying: go and get the college degree. That's what you want to do? By all means, go and get that degree.

But instead, if you want to take a more entrepreneurial path or do something that doesn't require a college degree, maybe it's best to hold off on the degree and instead pursue a business. For me personally, I felt like going for a degree was just going to hold me back four years and end up costing me a lot of money. I saw this as an extra four years of work experience I can get; by the time all my friends are graduating, I also saw this as an opportunity to have an additional four years of income coming in while all my friends were in school, not really making any sort of money.

So, for me, those were huge advantages to not going to college and instead beginning to work full time right out of high school. So, I mean, the big question is obviously like, do you need college? And my answer is no, you don't need college unless the business or field you want to get into requires a college degree.

If what you want to do doesn't require a degree, then I think it's really important that you evaluate why you're going to college in the first place and what it is that you can...