Ask HN: I just wasted 4 years of my life. Now what?

Hi HN, this is a long one - grab your popcorn. [Removed some background info due to length, but the gist was that I’ve had the entrepreneurial bug for as long as I can remember] I just graduated from the General Engineering program [1] at the University of Illinois in December, and I can tell you that my time spent at UIUC was absolutely horrible. Year after year, I was told things would get better- “These are just weed out classes, don’t worry. Things get better after this.” Year after year, things stayed the same. In four years, I never felt inspired or motivated. I tried switching majors, but was strongly advised against it due to a weak job market in the target field (industrial design). I couldn’t drop out or start over, because upwards of $100,000 was on the table for my education. I was surrounded my classmates who didn’t give a shit about engineering or learning – their priority

Kind

startup

Status

Shut down

Inventor

guynamedloren

Ended

2011

Source

hackernews