Think of university not only as a handful of classes a semester, but instead as your personal research park. All the resources a hacker/entrepreneur needs can

Think of university not only as a handful of classes a semester, but instead as your personal research park. All the resources a hacker/entrepreneur needs can be found on a college campus. Explore what it has to offer beyond the track they set you up with each semester, get to know professors, meet your cofounders. There will be lots of students who are just coasting, but there are also plenty of those who are self directed like you.