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Chedva hit a point I was thinking of - part of the benefit of attending college is in maturing, expanding one’s general knowledge, expanding specific knowledge, perhaps attempting/failing at certain tasks, realizing the effort that needs to go into other tasks to be successful, etc. I think for most (not all) people there’s a difference in the individual between entering as a 17 y/o and the grad. </p>
<p>And anyway - who’s going to hand an 18 y/o $200K or even $100K cash to fund a very risky venture (assuming they could even come up with one before the money disappears)?</p>