Comments on: College: To Go, or Not To Go [Updated] http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/ The Web Blog of Daniel Brusilovsky Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:24:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: 17-jarig wonderkind ontslagen wegens omkoping - Frankwatching http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 17-jarig wonderkind ontslagen wegens omkoping - Frankwatching Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:01:04 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1923 [...] Vorig jaar kreeg het wonderkind op zijn weblog nog vele goedbedoelde adviezen na zijn vraag: moet ik gaan studeren? In zijn bijzondere geval leek dat een lastig vraagstuk. Toen Daniel Brusilovsky op zijn veertiende [...] [...] Vorig jaar kreeg het wonderkind op zijn weblog nog vele goedbedoelde adviezen na zijn vraag: moet ik gaan studeren? In zijn bijzondere geval leek dat een lastig vraagstuk. Toen Daniel Brusilovsky op zijn veertiende [...]

]]> By: Lula Lund http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Lula Lund Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:06:18 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1911 Go. You will meet people in college who you would never meet otherwise. People who change your life, your thinking, your worldview. Go. It is the last chance you will ever have to spend time with a lot of smart people your own age. Everyone goes to the winds later. Go. Few ever go later. The more commitments, possessions in life the more difficult it becomes to go back. If you go later, you will already have missed out on the experience of growing with your peer group. Go. Let your debate be whether or not to go to grad school. Go, learn the art of learning, become one of the deep thinkers in your field, find your friends, find your best self. Go. You are so much more than what you have done so far. Go. You will meet people in college who you would never meet otherwise. People who change your life, your thinking, your worldview.

Go. It is the last chance you will ever have to spend time with a lot of smart people your own age. Everyone goes to the winds later.

Go. Few ever go later. The more commitments, possessions in life the more difficult it becomes to go back. If you go later, you will already have missed out on the experience of growing with your peer group.

Go. Let your debate be whether or not to go to grad school.

Go, learn the art of learning, become one of the deep thinkers in your field, find your friends, find your best self.

Go. You are so much more than what you have done so far.

]]> By: Pete Kistler http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Pete Kistler Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:51:36 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1704 Daniel, To go, or not to go! I struggled with the same exact decision. As a junior at the top Information Studies school in the U.S., I was very wary to stop taking classes. But I was launching my own business, ranking in business plan competitions and growing my team. It reached a point where I had to decide: in the long-term view of my life, what is the best move? Build a startup full-time while the window of opportunity is open, or go enroll in the system again and finish up my formal education. The connections and real-life education I got from running a business forced me to grow up quicker than my peers and learn more than any lecture could teach. I *always* have the option of going back to school. I made the right choice (the startup route) and I'm now happily leading strategic vision for Brand-Yourself.com, and helping change the way people market themselves online. - Pete Kistler CEO, Brand-Yourself.com Daniel,

To go, or not to go! I struggled with the same exact decision. As a junior at the top Information Studies school in the U.S., I was very wary to stop taking classes. But I was launching my own business, ranking in business plan competitions and growing my team. It reached a point where I had to decide: in the long-term view of my life, what is the best move? Build a startup full-time while the window of opportunity is open, or go enroll in the system again and finish up my formal education.

The connections and real-life education I got from running a business forced me to grow up quicker than my peers and learn more than any lecture could teach. I *always* have the option of going back to school. I made the right choice (the startup route) and I’m now happily leading strategic vision for Brand-Yourself.com, and helping change the way people market themselves online.

- Pete Kistler
CEO, Brand-Yourself.com

]]> By: jasper (netherlands) http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1543 jasper (netherlands) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:32 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1543 Hi i encountered your name on a dutch media, news and gossip site. It mentioned your entrepreneurial succes as a teen, with a coupled salary some ppl would say WTF too ;-) You are probably already attending college, but i would like to make this general comment to any reader that ends up surfing through this article. Any reader/entrepeneur thats doubting whether to attend college, gather degrees or work full time. Above posted comments generally lean to attending college. Id have to disagree. Not that i would advice anyone not to go to college, but it is definetaly not the only way to meet ppl, women, have fun and/or be the womanizer that ive been in my life. But thats what not im aiming at. What im aiming at is passion. If you feel passionate about whatever it is your doing, go for it. Whether it is getting a honours degree, building your own company, attending harvard, playing the violin, or cheerleading for a queer basketball team. Passion is the only real thriver (is that an english word ;-) for real succes. None of the above comments has touched this. Keep that in mind when going through life. Whether spritually, intellectually, or socially. Passion is the real secret to happiness. People i know that look the youngest, feel the youngest but are the poorest have that one thing in common. And it has shit to do with whether they attending someting or not. Hi

i encountered your name on a dutch media, news and gossip site. It mentioned your entrepreneurial succes as a teen, with a coupled salary some ppl would say WTF too ;-)

You are probably already attending college, but i would like to make this general comment to any reader that ends up surfing through this article. Any reader/entrepeneur thats doubting whether to attend college, gather degrees or work full time.

Above posted comments generally lean to attending college. Id have to disagree. Not that i would advice anyone not to go to college, but it is definetaly not the only way to meet ppl, women, have fun and/or be the womanizer that ive been in my life. But thats what not im aiming at.

What im aiming at is passion.

If you feel passionate about whatever it is your doing, go for it. Whether it is getting a honours degree, building your own company, attending harvard, playing the violin, or cheerleading for a queer basketball team. Passion is the only real thriver (is that an english word ;-) for real succes.

None of the above comments has touched this. Keep that in mind when going through life. Whether spritually, intellectually, or socially. Passion is the real secret to happiness. People i know that look the youngest, feel the youngest but are the poorest have that one thing in common. And it has shit to do with whether they attending someting or not.

]]> By: David Sutula http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 David Sutula Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:34:57 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1507 I took five years to get through college. If you're an entrepreneur, the only degrees that you'll be concerned about in your career are the ones hanging on the walls of your employees' offices. I am an entrepreneur and operate a successful creative firm. I've never once had a job where anyone asked about my degree largely because, for the most part, I have been self employed for the last 15 years or so. If I had taken that five years, I would be five years ahead of where I am today. College is great for some people - and I recommend that you interview some of them in the future but don't go. You'll regret it. Like Molly, you might have a lot of free time to reflect on how great college was and 'interconnected' your unemployment is to the rest of your experience. I took five years to get through college. If you’re an entrepreneur, the only degrees that you’ll be concerned about in your career are the ones hanging on the walls of your employees’ offices. I am an entrepreneur and operate a successful creative firm. I’ve never once had a job where anyone asked about my degree largely because, for the most part, I have been self employed for the last 15 years or so. If I had taken that five years, I would be five years ahead of where I am today. College is great for some people – and I recommend that you interview some of them in the future but don’t go. You’ll regret it. Like Molly, you might have a lot of free time to reflect on how great college was and ‘interconnected’ your unemployment is to the rest of your experience.

]]> By: Why your college degree matters « mollybuckley. http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Why your college degree matters « mollybuckley. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:26 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1491 [...] are starting to doubt whether or not they should go to college. The 16-year-old tech genius Daniel Brusilovsky wrote in a recent post that he was debating whether or not to apply for college. Brusilovsky was debating whether or not [...] [...] are starting to doubt whether or not they should go to college. The 16-year-old tech genius Daniel Brusilovsky wrote in a recent post that he was debating whether or not to apply for college. Brusilovsky was debating whether or not [...]

]]> By: Molly Buckley http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Molly Buckley Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:23:46 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1451 As a recent college graduate who is, in fact, unemployed. I can tell you that you have to go to college. Why would I say that? Because it's not just the degree that is invaluable, it is the overall experience. The people that you meet, the connections you make, the parties you attend, the clubs you join, the professors that you learn from, the independence - it is all interconnected. Go. Learn. Live. Just my two cents. As a recent college graduate who is, in fact, unemployed. I can tell you that you have to go to college. Why would I say that? Because it’s not just the degree that is invaluable, it is the overall experience. The people that you meet, the connections you make, the parties you attend, the clubs you join, the professors that you learn from, the independence – it is all interconnected.

Go. Learn. Live.

Just my two cents.

]]> By: Bluefox http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Bluefox Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:27:40 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1449 I can assure you that college is worth it. Even if it's for a worthless piece of paper. Also, there are many people you meet in college, that are going into the same field you are that will eventually become your contacts later in life. And if none of that is appealing, I'll take a class with you, and we can shoot spit wads at the teacher :P I can assure you that college is worth it. Even if it’s for a worthless piece of paper. Also, there are many people you meet in college, that are going into the same field you are that will eventually become your contacts later in life. And if none of that is appealing, I’ll take a class with you, and we can shoot spit wads at the teacher :P

]]> By: Tyler Willis http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Tyler Willis Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:52:19 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1446 This, for what its worth, is the only thing I regret about not going to school. If you decide to leave school early, you may want to start developing and interest in fashion, advertising, art or a similar field dominated by the fairer gender. This, for what its worth, is the only thing I regret about not going to school.

If you decide to leave school early, you may want to start developing and interest in fashion, advertising, art or a similar field dominated by the fairer gender.

]]> By: Occupational Therapy University http://www.danielbru.com/2009/09/college/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Occupational Therapy University Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:06:50 +0000 http://www.danielbru.com/?p=884#comment-1371 I agree with Christian. I am also college freshman. college has an environment where we can learn lots of things regarding to our studies and more different things which can help us during our entire life. So, I think study in college would be a lot better rather than not going to college. Am I right Christian ? :) I agree with Christian. I am also college freshman. college has an environment where we can learn lots of things regarding to our studies and more different things which can help us during our entire life. So, I think study in college would be a lot better rather than not going to college.

Am I right Christian ?

:)

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