My university education was... varied. I have two bachelors' degrees, one in Mathematics, and one in Japanese. Those two programs were night-and-day in terms o

My university education was... varied. I have two bachelors' degrees, one in Mathematics, and one in Japanese. Those two programs were night-and-day in terms of rigor. The mandatory "general education" classes were an absolute waste of time, and accounted for over a third of the cost of my college education. It would have been more productive to spend that money on Pokemon cards. The reality is, for a lot of people, university is massive waste of time and money. It largely was for me. We would be better off following the German model, with tracks outside University for professional workers and artisans. Moreover, there are some excellent self-taught programmers out there, who work in the industry, and learn the mathematics and the physics and all the rest because they are passionate about the subject. I'll take that kind of drive any day of the week.