Take the classes, you will be glad you did. Sure, old zed taught himself chemistry. You betcha, zed studied, zed learned, zed was impressive. In a year or two, graduating pharmacy and med students (AKA Doctors), expressed shock and incomprehension when zed started to talk.He was way beyond them.
But, there was a big difference between zed, and those Dr's. They were headed off to have OK lives. Zed was a unbalanced semi-gangster, an uneducated dumbass loser. Outside of chemistry, zed didn't know or understand much of anything.
As luck would have it, zed sort of fell apart. And, as medicine he started attending college. This turned out to be good medicine. Most of the drug subculture at that time went to shit. Lots of people ODed, many went to prison, plenty were murdered or became murderers, and other than zed, they all became informers.
Zed missed the grinding, bitter, shit end, because he was blinded by sunshine, lawns, and trees. Zed was off surrounded by ivy covered buildings and beautiful young people, that didn't carry guns. The doors of perception opened and zed stepped through into fantastic new world; Zed became a college man.
Yeah, zed studied chemistry in college. They let him do whatever he wanted to, barring obviose criminal stuff. They actually let you design your own chemistry projects. THEY, pay for the chemicals, and millions of dollars worth of equiptment. The proffessors are excited to have you in class; "Finally, a student that is really interested!".
Zed got sidetracked from his "Live fast! Die young! Be a good looking corpse!" agenda. Zed eventually got himself some cleverness certificates (degrees), and went on to do other stuff.
Life grabbed zed by his chemistry, and pulled his ass through college. There have a few rough spots, but life has been really OK.. Especially, considering what has happened to everyone else.
So,
1.Should you take some college classes?
2.Should you go to college?
3.Should you sleep with Drew Barrymore if you are both available, and you really, really, like each other?
I would say, "the answer to all questions is yes!".
