I was in your position in the last dot com boom around 1999. I started working, mainly because I didn&#x27;t like school&#x2F;studying anyway. For me it was the right decision and I was lucky to be able to work on some really cool stuff right from the start. However, it is not something I often recommend doing.<p>Going to college will make your life easier in the sense that you have a socially accepted piece of paper that shows you have put in the time&#x2F;effort. For most companies that are hiring, that is what they want to see.<p>If you go the DIY route, you will have to work harder and&#x2F;or prove yourself more (or maybe I just had a bad case of impostor syndrome). The really cool projects on your CV will help people &quot;forget&quot; you don&#x27;t have a college diploma.<p>If you have the character and tenacity to find your way regardless of the situation, you don&#x27;t need to go to college. If you&#x27;re not certain, or if you miss out on college for working on some quite straight-forward CRUD apps (instead of seriously cool CV building projects), then go to college.