Comments on: College the Smart Way

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?

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:57:34 +0000

I didn’t think to ask in earlier comment, but I notice that you mention “if you’re too old for college..”. Do you think that there is an age limit for learning or rather, going to college? My mother has been wanting to go to college for a long time, but she is afraid that people will think funny of her if she does, like “Look at her, how old she is and going to college; like it’ll help her.” But I know for a fact that there are a lot of older people in college. More than one would think. However, I do believe it is different for those fresh out of high school and those just going back or starting out later in life, wether to further their career, or train for a new one.

Just wanted to know your take on it.