I think that the process of obtaining a BA helped me to become a better writer and a more well-read person, but I suppose I could have accomplished this without obtaining a BA. Other than that, the only other positive aspect was enabling me to obtain my first entry-level job. The DC area has an over abundance of people with Bachelor’s degrees...now people around here look down on you if you don’t have a Master’s degree or aren’t planning on going to grad school. People look at me with horror when I say that there’s no way in hell I am going back to school...I would much rather spend my free time biking, being with my friends, or riding my horse. :)
Yes, I think so. But not without good people. Good people are always a premium. Sometimes so much so that we can only find them in books.