Comments on: College the Smart Way

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:34:46 +0000

Great article. Great advice. Really appreciate it

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:39:23 +0000

College is often wasted on students who are not ready, or don’t know how to appreciate shared knowledge. I think it would be a good idea for high school students to work a few years after graduation, then a college education would be valued.

By: david

david — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:43:43 +0000

Wow, I wish someone had handed me this on my first day of college. You make a lot of points that I never would have thought of as a freshman, but that now I wish I’d known then.

By: Pravin

Pravin — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:19:55 +0000

http://www.college-startup.com/2006/02/64/
This link doesn’t seem to be working for me

By: Abhinav

Abhinav — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:06:44 +0000

Michael: I agree with you and hence, doing the same. :)

Chris: Nice post, nice blog, and well nice photos of your dogs, and more ;)

By: Become an Entrepreneur | Pearsonified

Become an Entrepreneur | Pearsonified — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:59:29 +0000

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By: Michael P.

Michael P. — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:40:33 +0000

Chris,

Dude, you’re awesome. I like you. I’m live-bookmarking your site.

Kindest regards,

–Michael

By: Chris P.

Chris P. — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:33:05 +0000

Dammit, you’ve got a point. How could I argue with golf?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:28:24 +0000

Uh? I meant now that you have 2+ years of experiences after graduation. I dunno if I’d pick GT again if I had to do it over again. Oh, and that good GPA is helping you how now? Really I think thats where you really effed up. You could have slipped down to a 3.0 and been a scratch golfer.

By: Chris P.

Chris P. — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:51:54 +0000

T-fro: You ass :) 2+ years? *cough* GPA!

No, I would NOT do the same major, but I would not change the GT aspect of things. I should’ve done computer science, cause I’m a geek like that.

Renee: I suppose I wrote this post from the perspective of someone who wants to get themselves on the right track as soon as possible. Looking back on my personal situation, I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t latch on to my true business interests a bit sooner.

As far as your mom goes, you know what they say – “there’s no time like the present.” Keep in mind, however, that the point of my post really works around the so-called benefits of college. From an entrepreneurial standpoint, I really think it’s far more important to develop a viable skillset than it is to get a piece of paper that says you know something.

I meant to say it in the post, but since I forgot, I’ll say it here. If I were to hire somebody (this is for a technical position, mind you), whether or not they graduated from college would be of little interest to me. I want to know what they can do, and I also want to know how much of a pioneer they are in their field of interest. Are they on the cutting edge? Do they push the boundaries of achievement and learning?