Film Making - Film School the Only Path

Is a film college degree really necessary to make it as a film maker in this day and age? Can a film degree really help you become a film maker at all? Does it guarantee you the career that you want if you do graduate a good film university? There is no set answer to any of these questions at all, after all, there are other factors that can determine whether or not you have what it takes to even get into a film college in the first place and how well you will do once you get there. Simply attending a school and completing a program does not give you carte blanch for anything in this world and there are many gifted film makers who will never make a single project come to life.