The Value of an Undergraduate Degree | Pearl Leff
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College forces you to learn the things that aren't fun.
The Value of an Undergraduate Degree | Pearl Leff The Value of an Undergraduate Degree When I was finishing up with high school, I found myself wondering what my next steps should be. I knew I wanted to go into tech, one of the least credential-focused industries around. I also knew I was good at teaching material to myself - I'd self-studied seven Advanced Placement (AP) exams the previous year. In fact, I enjoyed the self-study process a lot more than I enjoyed slow lectures and tedious homework. It was the mid-2010s and "college dropout" was the mark of an up-and-coming genius. Headlines we
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