https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:31:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74942 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:51:55 +0000 lemondrop 74942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me going to college equaled following my dreams. </p> <p>I genuinely hope that our children want to go to college- we plan on paying for our kids undergrad. But if that isn't in their dreams, we'd still support them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74854 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:46:13 +0000 tequiero21 74854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i honestly don't know. i think my husband would want the boy to finish school. i think he'd let the girl pursue her dreams. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74718 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:52:54 +0000 TJBee 74718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cousin always wanted to work for Apple. He was a huge computer geek and would spend hours taking apart and putting together computers in his spare time.<br /> He was in his senior year of college and he was in an elevator and overheard two guys talking about a problem they were having with their Mac. He told them "I had the same problem and this is how I fixed it."<br /> Turns out those guys were in town recruiting for Apple and wanted to hire him on the spot. He dropped out of college and has been working for Apple for 10 years.<br /> My Aunt and Uncle are pissed that he never finished college. They think they "wasted" the 3.5 years of tuition on him.<br /> I find it hard to think of a better outcome than the one my cousin got. How would a diploma have made his life any better? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74712 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:50:34 +0000 Maysprout 74712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>College is always there, dream opportunities are not. So I'd say go for the dream. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74686 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:33:21 +0000 prettylizy 74686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, DH and I both quit university to pursue career opportunities and we've done ok with it. I know it doesn't work for everyone, and we'll encourage future LO's to do what feels best for them, but I can definetely see postponing/not going to college if the situation is right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74670 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:19:25 +0000 Andrea 74670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: yeah, decided to not bring up the cheating on the wife part as that would just distract from our discussion. LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74668 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:17:02 +0000 banana 74668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andrea: Doooood. If my son was Kobe Bryant, I'd be alllll in! Except for the cheating on his wife part. Booooo....</p> <p>In Corporate America, you do what you gotta do to get your foot in the door! If it's my diploma that gets me started, bring it on! Unfortunately for me, my diploma won't get me feet in any doors. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74666 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:16:48 +0000 DillonLion 74666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Yeah professional sports was the only thing I could come up with as well. You know, it is kind of tough. Even with professional sports, unless you are talented enough to skip college sports and go straight to the pros, I think you need to get your degree. There are so many athletes who wind up ill-equipped to deal with life (and wind up totally broke/bankrupt b/c of it) and college is a great avenue to test the waters of adulthood without having all of the negative consequences. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74660 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:13:56 +0000 Andrea 74660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Well, if I thought my son had a shot at being Kobe Bryant then sure! Maybe we could agree that if nothing panned out after a few years then it would be back to college. </p> <p>Yes, I am pretty sure I got several jobs only because of the name on my diploma. They barely even bothered to ask me any questions in the interviews! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74654 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:12:01 +0000 banana 74654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@andrea: That's the hard part. It's never a sure thing! I debated with my husband about that and he still insisted that it would be worth the risk. At the end, he made some good valid points and I ended up agreeing with him (for the most part). </p> <p>And I"m sure your diploma definitely helped you a lot when you graduated. I would LOVE for my LO to go to an Ivy League school too! Both for the education and the diploma. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74641 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:06:30 +0000 Andrea 74641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would have to be an amazing talent and pretty much a sure thing - then I would be fine with it. </p> <p>I feel like I barely learning anything in college, too. But I went to an Ivy League school so I had the name on my diploma and sadly, that seemed to be enough when I graduated! Probably not the case anymore, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74638 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:01:41 +0000 banana 74638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: The example my DH and I were using was professional sports. I asked him why Kobe Bryant never went to college and he said "Well, would YOU? He had an opportunity to become a HUGE basketball star. Why would you go to college and risk being injured and then kill your dream?" And so the debate started. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74631 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:57:59 +0000 yoursilverlining 74631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Totally agree with everything you said.</p> <p>I also think a college degree is a necessity and will only become moreso going forward, especially in a tightened economy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74615 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:50:02 +0000 kml636 74615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a degree is important, but I would encourage my child to follow their dreams, they could always finish college later. I personally wished I would have taken some time off to travel the world, but I was lucky enough to do so after college too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74613 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:48:13 +0000 DillonLion 74613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having trouble coming up with an example of a dream that would prohibit someone from finishing college. I think a degree is extremely important, and I'd want my kids to finish their schooling ASAP if they could. It is so much harder to go back and get the degree later on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74603 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:43:02 +0000 banana 74603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Interesting insight. My best friend is on the same boat as you. She said she would insist on having her child graduate college because of the learning process and finishing what you started, not so much obtaining an actual degree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74597 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:40:23 +0000 looch 74597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd want them to finish college, esp. if they only had a year or so to go. It gets so much harder to finish when you're older with other commitments and stuff, plus once you have your degree, no one can take it away from you. It's not about what you learn, but the process of learning that's important. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74595 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:39:28 +0000 chopsuey 74595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Seriously.. I really don't think I learned anything of value during my college years. :P :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74593 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:38:34 +0000 banana 74593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: LOL! I wish I paid more attention in class too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74591 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:37:22 +0000 chopsuey 74591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think college is necessary. I barely learned anything during the 3.5 years I was there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74531 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:11:34 +0000 autumnlove 74531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would definitely encourage them to pursue their dream! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74521 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:13 +0000 googly-eyes 74521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would encourage them to follow their dreams if it were realistic to do so. Not just sit around and so nothing an label it following their dreams though. It's not like you can't go back to college, or like Leialou said, take classes simultaneously online just to stay sort of in the college game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74515 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:01:51 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 74515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I would encourage them to drop out of a traditional college and pursue their dreams while taking one or two classes a semester online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74513 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:01:04 +0000 heffalump 74513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea. I kind of hope that I won't ever have to make that decision. I'd like them to finish college and then get the opportunity to pursue their dreams :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/graduating-college-vs-pursuing-your-dreams#post-74505 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:58:26 +0000 banana 74505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH and I were discussing this topic last night and I thought it was really interesting. If your son or daughter had some sort of unbelieveable talent and had an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue his/her dreams, but it would mean dropping out of college, would you encourage it? My husband and I both agreed that we would encourage it, even if it meant not graduating college. We may change our minds later but for now, we would encourage it.</p> <p>What are your thoughts on this? Would you encourage your children to pursue their dreams if it meant dropping out of college? </p>