Get the degree, even if the course looks like it's too easy. Start a side project that you can turn into a business. Your aim should not be to work for someone

Get the degree, even if the course looks like it's too easy. Start a side project that you can turn into a business. Your aim should not be to work for someone else at the end of your formal education. And go to a demoparty since you're in Europe. Make new friends with the same interest in programming. See if you can build a business together.