Janey

I have to echo what TM875 said. The recounting of the success of those drop outs serves to hightlight one basic fact. They are the exceptions that prove the rule. They are such high performers, that they were bound to succeed. indeed, they dropped out because they needed to follow their own path, regardless of what it was.

For each of their stories, there are hundreds of drop outs working for minimum wage and not even saving anything on a monthy basis, much less building equity. These success stories are like the NHL players, who make it, while the vast majority of players remain at the minor levels ( or baseball or basketball).

the important thing to keep in mind, is that global competition is leveling out the playing field in jobs too. if you want to maximize your opportunities, you need to extend your education to an appropriate level. that used to be high school, now in the information age, it is university. We may want to drop out along the way, because it is easy to give up. But if you have no other plan or option lined up, all you are doing is giving up.

There must be a plan that you are following, a reason for dropping out, otherwise why limit yourself?