Is education really necessary for success?

In my opinion education is not a vital factor in success. A proper education acts as a vector to success, but you must know how to properly apply your knowledge in order to succeed. There are numerous examples of individuals who did not attend a prestigious university or received what is considered a proper education and they are quite successful (i.e. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc.) Education is perceived as absolutely necessary, but in reality the correct education that is based on preferances, which is hard to define, is more effective. But other aspects of learning should not be ignored. I do not belive that our education system is to blame, but rather the lack of initiative of the school to inspire an adavnced cirriculum. Until now they have realized this and will implement such aspects with the common core regime.