Not Going to College? Read This.

The questions about college start early. Maybe they're coming from your teachers, your peers, or maybe you get asked them every Christmas when your entire family gets together. Fair enough.

Unless...you know, you don't want to go to college. It's a viable option and you shouldn't feel bad about it. However, when someone asks you where you're going to school every other day, it can be pretty easy to feel bad about your decision. (Even though you definitely shouldn't.)

Sure, going to college can be awesome and sometimes necessary for some professions. If you want to teach math or become a doctor, you're obviously going to need some schooling. But then there's...(almost) everything else. 

At the end of the day, some degrees are worth more than others. Just because someone has a creative writing degree doesn't mean they're going to be the next J.K. Rowling, and just because someone has a theater arts degree doesn't mean they're going to be the next Idina Menzel.

Goldman Sachs tells CNN, "Graduates studying lower paying majors such as arts, education and psychology face the highest risk of a negative return. For them, college may not increasingly be worth it."

Why spend four years of your life getting deep into debt when you could be out in the real world gaining real-life experience? The average cost of annual tuition in 2005 was $17,233.  Now, it's $44,740, and that number goes up every single semester. So, what should you do, you ask?

Go out and get experience. There are a lot of ways you can educate yourself without enrolling in college. There are tons of intensives, community classes, and trade schools for almost every field. But on top of that...it's all about looking inside of you.

Instead of waiting for some old man in a fancy suit to tell you it's okay for you to start working and creating, just do it. Create your own website and brand! Start putting yourself out in the world no matter how many times you get rejected.

Although most companies prefer a bachelors degree, if you have the experience, they're not going to care. If you've showed your talent, got a few internships and jobs here and there, and really pushed for what you wanted, you have nothing to worry about.

It's just not fair to force college on everyone when not everyone has the opportunity to go to college. Not everyone can afford it. Not everyone's dream requires it. And sometimes....you just don't want to. It's your life and you should be allowed to live it as you'd like.

But don't take our word for it, take Ellen's word for it: