Mass-produced education is like a train, once you fall off you'll get hurt trying to get back on. I've come to the realization that given the inhumane pace, dif

Mass-produced education is like a train, once you fall off you'll get hurt trying to get back on. I've come to the realization that given the inhumane pace, difficult and poorly-taught curriculum, and ambiguous/out-of-scope homework assignments in a top-tier university's CS program, the majority of my university classes were either not worth taking, or I'd be better off self-studying if I found an intrinsically rewarding project (definitely less panic attacks and psychological trauma, sometimes even similar or deeper learning). Perhaps I'd have a better time in a less prestigious university that doesn't see its purpose as weeding out and breaking lesser students.