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Would you drop out or not, if you got your dream job?

March 12, 2010 By 5 Comments

Earlier this week I got the question; “If you got offered to start your dream job, would you drop out of school? I mean you seem to know so much already, do you really need to study anymore?” My first response was, “I think that the more I study, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” I really believe this which is why I continue to study and not only my major but other things as well.

So back to the question, would I drop out? I guess, this is one of those questions you cannot really answer until you’re in the situation and know all the details. However, I believe that I would not drop out.

The reasons for this are plenty;

  • People who stop studying to work tend to never finish their degree
  • I would worry on how I would do in future positions and when it came to promotions if I did not have a degree, (though this might not matter after a few years of working.)
  • I believe that academic studies are important though I agree that you learn more by doing.
  • Lastly, would I want to work for a company that could not wait for me until I finished school?

My ideal situation if this would happen would be to start working and finish my degree while working. As I have been working all through school, I know that this is possible though it might need some schedule management.

Anyone who would be in this situation should probably contemplate the same things.

What do you think you would do? Do you agree or disagree with my reasons for not doing it?

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  • JonasSandstrom

    “I would worry on how I would do in future positions and when it came to promotions if I did not have a degree, (though this might not matter after a few years of working.)”

    Just be creative, the promotion/job/opportunities will follow :)

    “People who stop studying to work tend to never finish their degree”

    Is a degree really more important than real life experience?

    I wouldn't drop out per say, but merely take a break.

    I don't see an academic diploma as a milestone in my life anyway. I haven't even started any real university program yet and I don't know if I really think it's that important.

    Surely the future is scarier without knowing whether you get a job or not. But I've come to learn that it's often times the things that scares you that are the ones you learn the most from.

    That being said, I'd rather be an uncertain entrepreneur than a certain paper work guy. I realize that these are one of the most extreme examples, but I think it proves my point pretty clearly.

    Seeing as I haven't real begun my university experience “for real” yet, I can't really say for sure. But for every web development course I've read it has always been my side projects that I do out of passion that has been what I've learnt the most from.

  • JonasSandstrom

    “I would worry on how I would do in future positions and when it came to promotions if I did not have a degree, (though this might not matter after a few years of working.)”

    Just be creative, the promotion/job/opportunities will follow :)

    “People who stop studying to work tend to never finish their degree”

    Is a degree really more important than real life experience?

    I wouldn't drop out per say, but merely take a break.

    I don't see an academic diploma as a milestone in my life anyway. I haven't even started any real university program yet and I don't know if I really think it's that important.

    Surely the future is scarier without knowing whether you get a job or not. But I've come to learn that it's often times the things that scares you that are the ones you learn the most from.

    That being said, I'd rather be an uncertain entrepreneur than a certain paper work guy. I realize that these are one of the most extreme examples, but I think it proves my point pretty clearly.

    Seeing as I haven't real begun my university experience “for real” yet, I can't really say for sure. But for every web development course I've read it has always been my side projects that I do out of passion that has been what I've learnt the most from.

  • http://www.annelienaes.com Annelie Näs

    Sorry Jonas, I realize now that I never replied to this. I understand what you are saying and I think this is in general very individual. If I, like you (at least when you wrote this) had not started a real university progam I might have thought the same thing. But I had at the point of writing this studied about 3 years. This might all be irrelevant for you know, but I like your point about passion! :)