<prompt> Human: I graduated from high school 1.5 years early middle of Junior year, finished credits fast. Im a journalist online and was working in that position before I graduated and my pay has increased since graduation as Ive landed better positions and gained experience.Its nothing too crazy but is around 3,000 per month with the potential to make around 4,000.Now Ive just turned 18 and I applied to college just so that the option exists. I got accepted but am truly not sure if it is the right move or not.I got accepted with my major listed as History. Id like to continue writing and doing journalism and it is very unlikely a History degree is going to help me, it just happens to be a big personal interest of mine. If my career has to change, a History degree probably wont help much either since there are just a handful of career paths with that sort of degree.Additionally, college is a fairly large expense and would take up enough time that my income and work experience would drop for the next 3-4 years. I like the idea of college and know there are benefits to going that extend beyond directly getting a job but it seems hard to justify in my particular situation.The reason I didnt go down the journalism degree path is because Ive pretty much never come across a journalist position where a degree is required, much less a journalism degree. They tend to provide a somewhat unnecessary education unless you plan on working at a place like CNN or AP. As an online journalist working for newer, specialized sites technology business, a journalism degree isnt going to radically change my ability to get a job. Im really not sure what to do in this situation. I have the ability to go to college, it will cost me a bit of money but I wouldnt be left with much debt, but it will infringe on my ability to work. In some ways, greater work experience in journalism over the next 4 years almost sounds like itd help me more than college, especially if college gives me a degree in History. Any ideas? Should someone who is 18, currently has a job, has 3 years of work experience in the field, is making enough money to live save, get a degree just for the sake of having one?Assistant: I would actually suggest you get a supplemental degree that complements your very valuable practical experience in journalism. That could be a lot of things: business, computers, politics, all sorts of stuff.That being said, you also do not have to go to college right now. Like others have said, you can take your basics at community college while youre figuring out what your major will be. Theres no hurry for you it sounds like, as it seems youre doing pretty damn well.Human: I did consider politics and business. Business helps because Im a journalist in the businesstechnology area. Theres a lot of business majors though and Im not sure which ends up helping me. Politics was an option because, like history, its a major interest but unfortunately, again like history, doesnt result in many additional job opportunities.  <response>: Why dont you defer from college for a year and pursue the journalistic position. This will not comprise your college acceptance and will give you ample time to realize what mobility there might be in your field versus what benefits you might get from a college education. It will also allow to interact with professionals in your field who might have good advice given their experience and your situation. 