I think young writers should get other degrees first social sciences arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information.
I don't look to find an educated person in the ranks of university graduates necessarily. Some of the most educated people I know have never been near a university.
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At the School of Visual Arts in New York you can get your degree in Net art which is really a fantastic way of thinking of theater in new ways.