Do whatever it takes to get out sooner. Every year in school costs not just tuition, etc. but lost potential income. Live on as little as possible and avoid st

Do whatever it takes to get out sooner. Every year in school costs not just tuition, etc. but lost potential income. Live on as little as possible and avoid student loans as much as possible. I avoided loans until I was married and in grad school, but then I started living like I was already working, rather than living like a starving student. Travel more - I had a great nearly free outdoor recreation program and only went on one adventure trip. Stay in touch with people after graduation. I've finally reconnected to a lot thanks to Facebook and LinkedIn but there were a lot of years where I lost track of a lot of people. When I was in school, it wasn't too realistic to start a side business but today there's no reason a CS student couldn't build a web or mobile app or do affiliate blogging for cash.