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With the cost of college growing ever more expensive, more and more people are choosing to forego a degree and all of the debt that comes with it. I’ll explain why I didn’t go to college and if I have any regrets over my decision. For a lot of people, college is the natural next step after high school.  Our parents tell us to go; our teachers encourage us to go, all of our friends are going.  Once upon a time, there was no question that college was the path to riches.  But things have changed so does college still make sense? From an economic standpoint, the numbers are still in favor of obtaining a college degree.  People with a bachelor’s degree will earn 84% more over a lifetime than a high school graduate.  A degree will also open more doors.  Some companies will not even look at the resume of someone without a degree, no matter how much experience they may have.  It’s not fair, but it’s what a lot of companies use to screen the huge volume of resumes they receive.  Which college and the grades you got