So I’m 18 and maybe starting uni this September to study engineering, but I don’t want this, I don’t want to go. I want to be an entrepreneur I have ideas already and want to take action.
At the same time I’m scared, what if I’m better off going uni. I care for my future and don’t want to make the wrong decision.
I’m not sure what to do.
Uni or entrepreneur route?
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Posted by Abject-Tennis3056
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I think you not wanting to go to uni means you do not want to going to uni…simple. People spend years and even decades doing things they don’t WANT to do only to realise they spend so much time on it, or they have to get sick before realising it.
If you want to be an entrepreneur, be one. You can make far more money than an engineer. One useful tip from Jim Rohn: “work harder on yourself than on your business”.
Mindset is everything. There has never been a better time to start a business doing what you love and be amazingly successful at it. It was much harder even a few decades ago.
Having a degree will provide you with some credibility (especially, if your business needs capital from banks or VC). Four years in college (especially, Engg) will provide a solid foundation, polish work ethics, communication style and ability to interact with peers.
Do both buddy
Take a year out and test your ideas. Don’t spend £30k+ on something you’re unsure about. Just because you can get a loan for it, that doesn’t make it free. You WILL pay for it. People don’t seem to notice this
I did both, you can do both too. I made my first decently big internet money on the first year of university.
I recommend first year to focus the most on entrepreneurship, as I don’t know about your course but for mine it didn’t count to the final grade, it was easy and all I needed to do is pass. 2nd and 3rd year was much harder though
I had more time to do entrepreneur stuff at uni than I do in full-time employment, so you can definately do both if you want to.
If you want to be an entrepreneur it might be worth considering studying business rather than engineering though?
Edit: or consider studying marketing.
I’m currently in your shoes as well. Going to join an engineering college in a few months which I’m not even a bit passionate about. However, I’m interested in Entrepreneurship. I’m investing this time in reading books and watching podcasts. Are you interested in networking?
Take a year and put your all into a business or idea. If you don’t ever actually do an idea in that year then go study. That’s just some food for thought tho. Ik it can and does take way more than a year to build a strong, reliable and reputable business but if you can’t even get an idea started then you just have to make a different choice
IM also 17 and had this question at the back of my head for a long time…
i came to conclusion that engineering provides good network with same kind of people with entrepreneurial mindset… so start ur entrepreneurial ventures from the 1st day of ur uni