@Allan Foote It comes down to one thing. Self awareness. If you know that there is a very specific thing you want to do, I.e. Nurse, Doctor, Engineer. Great - go that route and get that specific degree. Congratulations, now you are an informed consumer and not a mindless rat going just to go.
However, if you want to get into real estate or you don’t know what you want to do. I would not waste a minute of my time on a university. I promise you that you do not need a degree to succeed in this business, and you can make it work in up and down markets.
The world is changing, and it’s changing fast. In the next three years, the time you would spend on a degree, you could secure your first 5-15 deals that would forever shape your life at such a young age. Go eat dirt, hustle, work for free, and follow this mentor and you can crush it. I promise you it’s waiting for you if you are willing to work and want it bad.
You can always go back to school. You never get your early 20’s back. Just remember, do what’s right for you. Only you know what’s the right path.
For all the opposing ideas that you make "connections" in college and so forth. You will make 10X connections actually working in REI and going to flip and construction sites as well as REA meetups. Go offer to work for free for a investor. Do the stuff they don't want to do, just so you can be around them and model their actions.
Life only gets more complex as time goes on. Take massive action while you are young and you will reap the benefits for the rest of your life.
Take care,
