Some people say that "Bill Gates, Zuckerberg and Jobs were so successful in dropping out of school".
Others always like to take celebrities as examples: you see that Bill Gates, Zuckerberg and Jobs all dropped out of school, but they were so successful. One created the Microsoft Empire, one created facebook and one created Apple.
It is true that these successful people have dropped out of school, but is their success due to their lack of schooling and low academic qualifications?
Bill Gates and Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard University, and Jobs dropped out of Reed College, which ranked third in the United States in terms of doctoral graduation rate.
When Bill Gates applied to Harvard, his SAT score was 1590 (full mark 1600).
Zuckerberg/Kloc-dropped out of Harvard after 0/3 years and received an honorary doctorate in law from Harvard University.
Jobs dropped out of school because he didn't see the value of compulsory courses in school. He didn't leave school after dropping out of school and spent more time choosing courses he was interested in.
You only see others drop out of school, but you don't see that they can get the capital of these top universities in the world.
The most direct function of education is not to show off, but to have confidence in life and the right to choose.