I'm with you, Bigey. All the things I want to do with my life, the only one that would require a degree is flying for a major, should I ever wish to do that. I'm still unsure if it is worth dedicating time to classes that I can spend working on the aviation site I've been building for years, working on stand up, making and editing music and videos, writing, ect. It's a gamble either way. Since I couldn't hack it with school, just far too distracted by my dreams that were independent of the peice of paper, I decided to quit before I put anymore money and time into it. The way I look at it is should I have epic failure in the entertainment industry and not find my niche, I'll still have regional flying(hopefully), the chance to create a comedy video groundschool, and my aviation website. If all those things fold, and I'm "stuck" with the right or left seat at a regional being my only income, well then crap. Guess I'll do it online and cross my fingers a better 121 job opens its doors for me later in life. I've seen guys much older than me manage to get the degree and move on with their careers, so I figure its a reasonable risk to take. Even if I don't get the degree and regional captain becomes the highest title I can ever hope to attain in the 121 world, if I can make a liveable wage doing what I love, I won't consider myself a failure.
Again, if your end game is a job that requires a degree, don't derp, get the degree. If you aren't sure you really need one, but there is a realistic chance you may, get it. Better safe than sorry. But if you're set on carving your own path in this life, and you won't need it for that...best of luck, use your time wisely, do your thing, make @
Bigey and I proud. But have a back up plan.
