Well, I could do just that but I don't want to. I have friends who right away put everything into their education and graduated after only 4 years. They aren't making a lot of money, they're single and overall miserable.
I've balanced a good education with my real life. I have real world job experience as well as a good education to back it up.
I don't have my degree yet and make more than most people who've been out of school for a year or two with their degrees and I also don't have the loans to pay off.