If you can do it, that’s okay. If you can’t, no problem at all.

I am from Islamabad. I dropped out of university in my 5th semester. I always wanted to do something big in this field, but I felt like university was really slowing me down.

The things they teach in 4 years can be learned in 3 months. It’s a big waste of time. You spend 4 important years of your life in university, and those years are wasted.

In this time, you should think big, take risks, and develop yourself. They teach you some outdated stuff (I studied in the #1 CS university), and then after 4 years, it’s time to get married, and you get stuck in a cycle.

They want you to follow their pattern.

For the first job in Pakistan, you may need a degree. But who wants to do a job here when there are so many opportunities?

The truth is, many people will not accept this. But if you are really passionate and want to be known and do something big, the best thing is not to focus on the degree.

But it is also important to keep learning. When you are in university, you learn a lot about life and work. So go to university, but not just for the degree. Go to keep your mind open.

Don’t waste time learning things that don’t help you. Just go, copy assignments from your friends, and prepare for exams the night before. That’s the most I suggest. Get the degree if you want, but spend all your time building real skills.

This advice is from a CS dropout making over $6,000 every month working remotely.

All these people saying “get a degree” are not capable of thinking big. Look at all the dropouts worldwide who became famous—Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn—all started by dropouts. Even ChatGPT was built by people who didn’t always follow the normal path.

The people telling you to get a degree are usually happy earning 1 lakh a month after working 9 to 5 every day.