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In some ways it is hard to impossible to pass on my "vast wisdom" on this subject since times are different from when I went to college. Anyway, I'll give it a try.
I went to the University of California, Berkeley straight out of high school. I lasted for a year and half before I left to go to work and get married. I never went back to college, except to take Community College classes to get a Supervisory Management certificate.
I am quite happy with my job and I will be retiring in 2 years. Frankly, I will retire much earlier than I ever thought possible. And, based on preliminary calculations, I will retire with at least the same take-home pay as from working. Plus I have a couple of retirement accounts that will give me "cost of living" increases in the future.
Most of the skills that I use at work come from things I learned in other jobs. But I know for a fact that the lack of a degree has held my back. There are many things that I would like to know more about and that would make me more effective at work.
If you choose not to go directly to university, I would suggest that you not put off going back to school for more than 2 years. Learning needs to be a life-long endeavor. There is always something more that you can learn that will be useful in your life. If you get out of the habit of studying and learning in a college environment, it becomes very hard to get back to it.
Good luck with your decision. You have great possibilities ahead of you. Enjoy the journey.
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