For almost anyone who chooses to be a writer, since so very few writers are able to learn a living from their work that is equivalent to the living earned by the average dentist or accountant.
Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.
I'm not interested in making a $60-million studio film with a bunch of 24-year-olds telling me what to do.