Good advice but I’ll add that many of these things (solo projects, getting internships, writing, etc.) benefit substantially from attending a school with good training (which correlates somewhat with prestige and cost-of-attending).
Feedback, mentorship, and direction are bottlenecks for executing impressive projects and sometimes the best way (or only way) for someone to access these is through the conventional schooling route.
Conventional education and independent projects complement each other
My 2 cents:
Good advice but I’ll add that many of these things (solo projects, getting internships, writing, etc.) benefit substantially from attending a school with good training (which correlates somewhat with prestige and cost-of-attending).
Feedback, mentorship, and direction are bottlenecks for executing impressive projects and sometimes the best way (or only way) for someone to access these is through the conventional schooling route.
Conventional education and independent projects complement each other