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Pros

The main argument is implicit rather than implicit, and it's that choosing an alternative to college allows you to be your own person. This book gives so many options that are great options. It's a great resource for the willing to say why do i need t... Read More

For parents wanting discussion topics to help their teen contemplate his or her place in the rapidly evolving world in a creative (not cookie cutter) way, this book is for you.

Bought this for my nieces and nephews. His set of ideas of what one can do instead of college is inspiring and gets you thiking about what you can do with your own life. My children will be encourage to do just that, experimenting and gaining wisdom a... Read More

Cons

The prose simply isn't great, and the mediocre quality of writing (and editing) seems to undermine the author's promise anyone can become an expert at anything without formal training at college. The book is short and so repetitive that you can get th... Read More

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Quality

We need more people who have come alive with the passions in their heart

I do agree with the author that college is overpriced and there is little benefit to going nowadays however im not sure this bo... Read More

Price

The cost of going to college really far outweighs its benefit

Competitiveness

James has presented more ideas for alternatives to college in this book than most people wouldve ever considered and lots of th... Read More

I mean dont be left under a mountian of debt with little to no tangible skills

And grad school finished 2yr program in 1

However i looked at those things as a challenge

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This product had a total of 134 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 19 2022.