I feel like this is a lesson that basically any college dropout learns fairly quickly: the job requirements simply aren't. If you have the ability to do the job, and pass the interview, it's not too hard to get companies to overlook your lack of formal education.

Until very recently, I was a college dropout who managed to finagle my way into senior-level positions at big companies, and I think it's mostly because I almost never bother even reading the "requirements" section of a job posting, instead applying to anything that seems interesting.