I still have irritating nightmares about college on a regular basis and it was probably the worst period of my life.

However, as much as I wish that I hadn't had the *experience* of college, you pretty much have to have a piece of paper that shows that you are a college graduate.

It really is the current high school diploma and there's no way to avoid that if you want to be employed at a pretty basic level, you want to have a college degree.