[911Rob]

Scott, I think you are borderline what I call a professional student? I see that alot these days; can't blame you, college was definitely a great time of my life.

I've read most of this thread and I have a general agreement with the educated posters here; gotta love learning! Prolly why I hang around here? One thing is FOR SURE and that is I'm not gonna take any advise from someone that doesn't have the lifestyle I'd want. Period. So Scott, your posts are very good in the sense that you are seeking this out, cheers to you.

My life has followed a path of building on what I already knew; I wanted to learn the things that would help me become successful as a person. Education wise, there's no way I'm going to depend on the knowledge of someone else in my chosen career of development; thus I schooled myself enough to learn what I needed to know.

Fact is, out of the educated population, probably about 90% of us don't use about 90% of what we've learned.... but it does open doors of opportunity and very likely most importantly it opens your mind, giving you the confidence you need to succeed in the industry of your chosen education. Some people can short cut the system, but that is very, very rare and I strongly feel that the people that do have a very strong and inherent ability to be entrepreneurs.

Very few people are EVER gonna reinvent the wheel; so it's very likely that what you are choosing to do, has been done in some fashion by somebody else. My advise to all is to seek these people out, find the one's that have the "lifestyle" that you want and then emulate them.

So to your point Scott, if you're asking me I'd say get out of school as quickly as possible and start making some money man. Learn how to educate yourself. Start building your personal library; read, read, read. It's all there for the taking, you don't need a Uni or College to learn? Then choose a discipline that merits itself for future "self employment". It's 2009 buddy and the JOB is over!

I was faced with the same question (to myself) when I sought out an education; this/that? I chose construction because I already knew a few things about it and I always enjoyed it. From there I went straight to the top.

Regrets? No, but there may have been some other options? Looking back I'd make sure I took the time to enjoy all that life has to offer; that being said, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a present!

Good luck!