High Skool Dropouts.....

**Mattie412** · 03-13-2009 05:49 PM

Hey just wanted to see how many people on here are dropouts. I'm one of the entreprenuers that always beleived that a fancy college diploma would not be a determining factor in my success, so knowing that I dropped out in 10th grade. I still don't regret doing it one bit. So, anyone else on here? Lets hear your story.

**bestill** · 03-13-2009 05:54 PM

I never felt the need to dropout since I didn't have a site like Facebook or a company like Microsoft. I personally think school is part of the maturing and networking process. It is good to be confident with your decision and I wish you the best of luck.

**Mattie412** · 03-13-2009 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by bestill

I never felt the need to dropout since I didn't have a site like Facebook or a company like Microsoft. I personally think school is part of the maturing and networking process. It is good to be confident with your decision and I wish you the best of luck.

Yes I agree with you on both accounts about maturing (you learn human realations skills during school), and yes learning to network as well during school age is important. Hey, you forgot to mention all the hot girls you get to be around and hang out with? Haha.

Anyway, I'm of the beleif that the entrepreneurial spirit has quite a bit of rebellion in it. I wonder how a person can spend a small fortune to go to college to try to get noticed by the big companies and corperations for the priviledge of being their slave for the rest of their life. It makes me sick to see these people with no big dreams, no grandiose ambitions - just content to being mediocre. For me it was the need to get away from these types of people that ultimately made me drop out of high school. The teachers and students ideas about success where much different than mine and they became a very negative influence on me. To me it was the equivilant as if someone was telling me day in and day out that I was going to be a failure in life. Teachers give off so much misinformation about success. You got bad grades? Oh your gonna be a failure in life. Not going to college? Failure! Not planing for a career? Failure! And on and on. Everything in high school is geared towards turning people into employees, just another brick in the wall. For some people they are fine with that, but that's not my idea of success so it was important for me to distance myself from it. As well I wish you best of luck too.

**armenh** · 03-13-2009 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Mattie412

Yes I agree with you on both accounts about maturing (you learn human realations skills during school), and yes learning to network as well during school age is important. Hey, you forgot to mention all the hot girls you get to be around and hang out with? Haha.

Anyway, I'm of the beleif that the entrepreneurial spirit has quite a bit of rebellion in it. I wonder how a person can spend a small fortune to go to college to try to get noticed by the big companies and corperations for the priviledge of being their slave for the rest of their life. It makes me sick to see these people with no big dreams, no grandiose ambitions - just content to being mediocre. For me it was the need to get away from these types of people that ultimately made me drop out of high school. The teachers and students ideas about success where much different than mine and they became a very negative influence on me. To me it was the equivilant as if someone was telling me day in and day out that I was going to be a failure in life. Teachers give off so much misinformation about success. You got bad grades? Oh your gonna be a failure in life. Not going to college? Failure! Not planing for a career? Failure! And on and on. Everything in high school is geared towards turning people into employees, just another brick in the wall. For some people they are fine with that, but that's not my idea of success so it was important for me to distance myself from it. As well I wish you best of luck too.

I am personally a high school student and understand where you come from. I do see how the education system teaches us to be slaves for others and it's all about getting a good job. I still keep my beliefs that working for someone isn't going to make you rich nor prosperous. But I also don't think dropping out of high school is a good idea. In high school you probably learn the most you will and gain a lot of essential knowledge. Also, the principle of dropping out doesn't appeal to me too greatly. In my classes most people do have huge dreams and are very ambitious so I don't know where your experience of people who are not motivated came from... A college degree has no value unless you can do something with it.

The other day some successful entrepreneurs came to our school and spoke as part of career day. What I got out of most of them was they were very humble and down to earth. They all had the same formula for success, just work hard, never quit and follow your dreams. They truly had a passion for what they did which set them apart from the Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Architects, etc...I would suggest for you to see why you dropped out of high school. I can imagine that you have some regret, which explains the reason why you posted this... I went through the same phase in my life, but I carry on and try to do the utmost daily.

Good Luck

**MYIESHA** · 03-13-2009 10:16 PM

I dropped out of high school, got a GED and enrolled in college. I did this all within 3 months. I feel like I have bigger fish to fry, and I switched high schools so much that I never got into it at all. I want the most out of life, so I'm starting young. I am working on a marketing degree at 17.

**Iamnotsatisfied** · 03-13-2009 10:50 PM

Dropping out of high school might be suicidal .....dropping out of university is a different story (even though I would not do it myself)

**entrepreneur513** · 03-14-2009 12:16 AM

I left 8th grade, and enrolled in a homeschool mail correspondence program 5 and a half years ago. (I still haven't finished btw lol)

I have honed my creative talent & skills, and learned ALOT about marketing.

I launched my first online venture last week, invested about $200 into it. I'll probably recoup in the next week or two. I only spend 30 mins-an hour on it daily, and I'm selling intellectual property, so I can lease my products as many times as I want.

I'm currently developing my 2nd venture, it'll be primarily video based tutorials...I KNOW I'm going to make a killing via Google Adsense. There's literally no competition in my Niche, the few that are doing it have poor quality, and aren't marketing themselves right.

After I earn enough capital from the above (hopefully beginning of summer), I plan to start several Offline businesses...I have everything planned out, just need the $$$ for the Equipment & Tools.

Overall, I'm GLAD I did what I did, because I wouldn't know everything I know now. I'd probably be destined to live some sub-par middle class lifestyle, with a ton of credit card debt and loans to pay off, (like my parents)

Just off everything I know about corporations and Tax-Writeoffs...I'm going to be a millionaire by the end of 09'.

**Aletheides** · 03-14-2009 07:10 AM

I never finished my senior year.

I didn't drop out, but got kicked out.

I was going to get my GED but wasn't motivated to really get it. I knew I wasn't really going to be needing it, and going to the tests was a pain in the ass.

I was broke then, but I had a plan. I knew what my future would be like and there was nothing that was going to stop me from creating it for myself. When I was younger I was always reading books on real estate, marketing, sales, etc...

If you don't truly have that kind of mentality and those kind of habits (self education) then dropping out would mean a disaster for you.

Now at 23 I consider myself pretty successful for my age. I have several different successful ventures to keep me busy. A bunch of websites earning affiliate commissions, an SEO service company with a handful of part time employees, launching my first info product next month, and starting a web design firm targeting local businesses in the near future with a friend of mine back in California (just have to write the sales copy and handle some backend busy work).

I know a lot of my friends are still in college now, and once they get out they will have a huge debt to pay without any guarantee of a job. It's really odd to think that's the norm for society, but thats just the way it works. To each his own I guess.

**rpmarketing** · 03-14-2009 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Mattie412

I'm one of the entreprenuers that always beleived that a fancy college diploma would not be a determining factor in my success, so knowing that I dropped out in 10th grade. I still don't regret doing it one bit.

So how's that working for you? I can tell by your horrific spelling, and grammar skills, that it's not "all too good in the neighborhood."

Apart from that, the reason why developers like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates dropped out of school was that an idea came to them, and that they knew that their idea would work. (FYI they dropped out of college, thus making them High School graduates) So far you haven't said anything about your ideas, nor skills. To me you're just an average Joe, who is just too lazy to finish 2 years of school. Why do you think most people finish school? Yeah, some people hate school in many ways, but it teaches you how to communicate with others. And I'm sure you know, that great communication is key in business.

Not everyone becomes as lucky as Microsoft, Google, or Facebook. Now, I'm not saying that you're not going to become a future billionaire, I'm just saying it's unlikely.

Good luck.

**nmacneil** · 03-14-2009 02:21 PM

I am a successful entrepreneur and feel that my university degree is an integral part of my success. I went to a university known for producing and assisting top entrepreneurs and I met a lot of valuable people who have helped in the development of my business. Education is never a waste of time or money.

**Mattie412** · 03-14-2009 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by rpmarketing

So how's that working for you? I can tell by your horrific spelling, and grammar skills, that it's not "all too good in the neighborhood."

Apart from that, the reason why developers like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates dropped out of school was that an idea came to them, and that they knew that their idea would work. (FYI they dropped out of college, thus making them High School graduates) So far you haven't said anything about your ideas, nor skills. To me you're just an average Joe, who is just too lazy to finish 2 years of school. Why do you think most people finish school? Yeah, some people hate school in many ways, but it teaches you how to communicate with others. And I'm sure you know, that great communication is key in business.

Not everyone becomes as lucky as Microsoft, Google, or Facebook. Now, I'm not saying that you're not going to become a future billionaire, I'm just saying it's unlikely.

Good luck.

If you asked random people why they go to school, a conservative guess would be that 95 percent of them will say so that they can get a good job when they get older. In so many words they are saying they want to finish school because of fear - fear that if they don't finish school no one will want to hire them. It is this fear that gets them to go to school everyday even though they hate it. And these are the same type of people that live their entire lives in fear. Fear of losing their job, fear of not being able to make ends meet, etc etc. It is this fear I speak of that ultimatley keeps people from achieving their full potential.

Don't get me wrong, there are quite a few people that seek high degrees because it is their genuine passion to pursue a particular career or business that requires specialized knowledge. I salute these people because they are following their dream.

**Moneymaka** · 03-14-2009 04:21 PM

Education is necessary, but not the education they give us in school.

I've learned so much usless things, which probably won't help me in any way in the future.

**Dmoore323** · 03-14-2009 05:13 PM

I'm a high school dropout. Ended my formal education junior year. I've learned more this last year than I have through grades K-11.

**antcomp** · 03-14-2009 05:25 PM

i felt like droping out of school because it was borring but never actually did it i went all the way through and got my diploma

**chrispalko** · 03-14-2009 09:09 PM

I graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA. Now, I'm currently a full-time student in college majoring in Computer Programming (on a full scholarship).

Honestly, schooling only teaches (tries to, at least) you how to work for someone else for the rest of your life, how to depend on someone else's company, how to depend on unstable retirement plans, and how to depend on something or someone else in general.

My degree is my "Plan B". Schooling takes up precious hours of my week when I could be growing my business.

There are several things to be learned in school aside from the subjects the instructors are teaching.

I don't measure anyone success on their schooling. The way I see it, if you are financially independent (or working towards it), have a retirement plan (or working towards it), and focus on appreciating time with your family, you are way ahead of anyone else in this world, high school diploma/college degree or not.