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by flomincucci 5490 days ago
+1 to that.

College is not to teach you "how to be successful" or "become a better coder". In this case, it's about giving you the tools to learn to think. (...I think this doesn't apply for med school, though)

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There's also the huge network of people you meet that help you later in your career. I've lost track of the number of people I know who have been given job offers from old friends/fraternity brothers/faculty they kept in touch with.

I have my current job because of an alumni from my school. There's a lot more to the college experience than just the diploma.