> so that I won't have trouble with employment You say this is your focus, so I will answer for that. Seek employment while you study - if you are fortunate,

> so that I won't have trouble with employment You say this is your focus, so I will answer for that. Seek employment while you study - if you are fortunate, you dont have to work shitty jobs to pay your way through university. Use your summers to intern / experience anywheree you can. Beg / borrow / steal from anyone you know and do 6-8 weeks in holiday time in the sorts of places you want to work in the future. Want to work at google, apply to intern at every company nearby that looks, smells or tastes like google. The reality is you probably dont know exactly what or where you really want to work, so try different things (it you can). Do this every long holiday break, fill your other holidays with useful stuff, interesting travel + side projects. When you secure some roles like that come back and post Ask HN: How to make the most out of time interning in the summer?