Good article, but I have to take mild exception to requiring a college degree since it "shows fortitude". There are a lot of things in life which show fortitude, some of which mean you might not able to, or choose not to attend college. You could just as easily argue that it shows you had nothing but the money, support and/or time to attend college and were free of any other obligations for 4 years. If I had been able to complete my chosen degree (Mechanical Engineering) it would have given me exactly zero preparation, other than "life" skills picked up along the course of my career, for being a DBA. Just a thought.