Universities are where we put smart people so that they don't cause trouble

Two classes - I think that I only have time to take one.

( A choice of classes )

Gah. What am I saying?

This isn't what the dilemma is about.

The issue is that I have finally sorted out what I enjoy, and want to do in my life, but I find that both these classes fall short of really
helping me do that. The issue is that I know acadamia can help me, but it's at best slow and grating with lots of hoops to jump through, with a lot of profs giving me only vague advice as to how to do what I want.

I registered for these courses thinking that they'd help me, but they seem to better remind me that postsecondary is not an effective path to actually learning useful things.

I want to work on projects that I care about. I also like the academic environment. Sadly, these things seem oppositional.

I finally want to learn, but I wonder if I can really do that here.