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Yes I know it's not literally impossible for me to self-study quantum field theory (or insert other math-heavy discipline) and I have been self-studying math an

Yes I know it's not literally impossible for me to self-study quantum field theory (or insert other math-heavy discipline) and I have been self-studying math and have made significant progress over the last few years. But I went through medical school and have 2 kids now, so there just isn't time in the day to put in the hours to get to where I want to be in a reasonable amount of time. I don't work at some big cushy tech company where I get paid $120k/yr for working basically 30 hrs a week. I do what I can in the evenings, but there's no way I'll achieve what I could have if I had studied math for 4 straight years when I was single and had no responsibilities.

6gvONxR4sf7o 7y ago
That's totally fair, but that's more about where you are in life than it is about the education system. I thought this thread was more about people getting out of college with the wrong skills, at which point new skills are still very much achievable. I'm at the point in my life where I'm regretful the other direction. I wish I could go back in time and double major or minor in creative writing. I have the money and decent career, now I'm working on getting good at something I'm passionate about.