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I never finished college back in the day. Instead, I headed out into the work world, and found my own way. Amazingly, it's turned out pretty well. Success without college? You betcha'.

And it's never really bothered me to not have a degree. In fact, at times, I was almost glad I didn't, and swore up and down that when or if I started my own company, I would hire nothing but college drop outs.

See, to me, college was a monumental expense with no reward, and at it's conclusion, most people I knew simply had proven that they can drink a lot, and somehow survive crossing freezing rivers in February in order to join a fraternity. (Yeah, I crossed one too.) Unless someone was studying the sciences, I wasn't real sure what they were getting out of college that real life experience couldn't teach them a lot quicker. And I'm still not sure.

At the same time however, I've had a certain sense of remorse. Not for not finishing college the way I was doing it at the time, but rather for making a poor career choice. Turns out I pretty much hate the business world. It's cutthroat (which is fine), disingenuous (which is not fine), and above all else, very unsatisfying. I don't like making money for other people unless there is a specific end result that can be proven as to have somehow improved the human condition.

Real Estate? Nope.

Wireless sales? Nuh-uh.

I can see people in those industries shifting uncomfortably in their seats as they read this. "No way! We improve the human condition!". No you don't. You change the way we do things sometimes, and help us from time to time, but having worked in both industries, I'm here to tell you they are egomaniacal and self serving. Your product may help us, but YOU don't.

SO although I've been thinking about returning for quite a while, the kicker was watching the Hawking Paradox on TV last night. I've always been fascinated by astronomy and quantum mechanics. And I've been feeling so very empty at work these days. So I thought why not go back? You always thought college was for scientists, right?

So that's what I'm doing. I'm going to ditch the business world and pursue a degree in physics.

I only hope I can stomache sharing the hallways with MBA's.