I understand and, to a certain degree, agree with all dissents against obtaining a college degree. I suppose my sentiments are reflective of only my personal experience. I'm not employed in a field of my masters degree. Technically, I'm not employed in my field of my bachelor's degree. Granted, I was extraordinarily blessed enough to have the opportunity to attend college. But in hindsight, I'm wondering if the positions I've had the opportunity to work in were rewarding the idea of the degree, and not so much the degree itself.

In other words, are employers more impressed with the fact that I have that piece of paper, or more impressed that I was able to accomplish something I set out to accomplish? I tend to believe it's the latter. I say this simply because I'm not using the specific skillsets I learned in the college classroom. The skillsets I'm utilizing now are broader, such as problem solving, prioritizing, communicating, following-up - skillsets that aren't necessarily learned exclusively in college.

Again, I am only citing my personal experiences - by no means is this model ideal for anyone else.