I have been on both sides of this feeling. In my freshman and sophomore year, I believed school was crap. Here are the feelings and attitudes I had: 1. school

I have been on both sides of this feeling. In my freshman and sophomore year, I believed school was crap. Here are the feelings and attitudes I had: 1. school can't teach me much 2. I already know so much 3. Gosh why am I here? 4. Am I ever going to use this? I was so turned off by the busi100 classes that I gave up even applying for business. Instead, I chose the easiest major on campus(communications) in hopes that I can quickly get my degree requirements and then drop in to higher level busi classes bypassing the annoying b-school prerequisites. So after sophomore year I took a 3 semester break. During that time, I was working on my startup and living life as a non-student. It is also when I realized the holes in my "skillset"(for a lack of better word). I returned to school with a new attitude: I am going to nitpick classes to fill up the obvious holes. My attitude upon return: 1. I have stuff to learn 2. I will take very specific classes fill up specific holes 3. I don't expect the class in itself to teach me as much as for it to provoke thought in me My experience has been a complete opposite since return. I have learned a tonne from a few specific classes(sales management, market strat, market analysis). I am a startup guy. So when I say learned, I am talking about very practical shit that I am putting to use right now. It's all about the attitude IMO. A subtle thing I realized: the classes in itself might not teach you but they can provoke thought in you that pushes you to learn specific stuff yourself that you wouldn't have known about. If you think school can't teach you anything, take time off! It'll validate or invalidate your thinking.