Aye, that's an internal (and external, as it seems to be the greatest source of peer pressure for me) conflict I've been bouncing back and forth with for a long time now. I certainly don't disagree that the necessity of going to college has been overblown - one might go so far as to say that it's simply a tool for social engineering - and it's comforting to know that there are plenty of adults out there who understand this. However, I have some rather...lofty goals in mind for the future, specifically getting into politics and working my way up as far as possible (congress is the golden goose egg), using psychology/sociology as a reform platform.
Granted, if I were more inwardly focused, I'd make a beeline for some sort of tradeskill and avoid the temptation to enter into a university, but in lieu of the political climate I feel a certain responsibility to take the aforementioned path. I just don't see how I could possibly accomplish that without a degree. Plus, the community college I would be attending has a work-study program that covers the majority of the tuition. Of course, if anyone can point me in the right direction, please do, because I really would like to side-step college.