<prompt> Human: hey reddit, this is a throwaway account. I have recently considered dropping out of college. I am on a full-tuition paid scholarship but because of my families income I still have to pay for room and board and I dont qualify for any grants, only unsubsidized loans. I am currently in my second semester and maintaining above a 3.5 GPA. Dropping out for me isnt because I cant do college and not even really that I couldnt find a way to pay for if I really desired, its that I feel I could be making much more financially intelligent decisions if i werent tied down to college and the expenses associated.I am a computer science major so there are a lot of options out there for me as far as learning how to program, I already know the basics because i graduated high school with a lot of credits so Ive actually been in some programming classes during my first year at college. There are things like codeacademy and Udemy that have the potential to teach almost anything Ill learn in school that can be applied in the workplace.College just seems like a big scam to me. I could be learning applicable skills via online courses for a fraction of the cost I pay to attend this university and I would have more time to work and save plus get a job in the industry, not to mention I wouldnt have to throw money at General Education classes that teach me how to be politically correct, smh. I guess its important to note that my father is also a software engineer that has a lot of connections which in turn means I do as well.Besides working and learning I could use this more flexible schedule to invest, run a small online business or something in order to diversify my income while im young. Give me your advice reddit, what are the pros and cons? Is college a scam or am i crazy?  <response>: What does your dad think?P.S. College is b.s. but your employers will prefer a degree almost always, its just a stupid hoop to jump through so you can show youre a good boy. 