It is too soon to write articles like this. Let's talk again in 10-15 years. Contrary to the recently frequent rhetoric, a good college education does much more than getting you an interview.
It shapes your mind, teaches you to teach yourself, to research, to think analytically about unknown problems. It matures your and gets you to think in ways more "senior" and well balanced. It gives you the foundation to shine and go from being an hourly contractor to a desired full-time employee after a few months of work (and not the other way around as exemplified in the article).
It gives you a chance to meet and spend time with numerous interesting, brilliant peers of your own age. It also puts you in an environment where you can learn from smart, accomplished people much older than you.
If you go to college just to get the diploma at the end, you'll gain and learn less than what otherwise would be optimal. Even so, it is not time wasted at all.
It shapes your mind, teaches you to teach yourself, to research, to think analytically about unknown problems. It matures your and gets you to think in ways more "senior" and well balanced. It gives you the foundation to shine and go from being an hourly contractor to a desired full-time employee after a few months of work (and not the other way around as exemplified in the article).
It gives you a chance to meet and spend time with numerous interesting, brilliant peers of your own age. It also puts you in an environment where you can learn from smart, accomplished people much older than you.
If you go to college just to get the diploma at the end, you'll gain and learn less than what otherwise would be optimal. Even so, it is not time wasted at all.