I’m currently 24, finally about to graduate after 7 years at university.
Did freelancing and contract work when I was 19, then I joined a large company at 20 where I worked full-time for nearly three years (I really just wanted an escape from university where I was questioning why I was there when I cared little about my major and seemed to bell well-off without a degree). After that I did PR work for a gaming startup for a few months.
Looking back, I wouldn’t have changed a lot of what I did other than hustling more towards my degree and other side projects when I took on the full-time gig. I was so burned-out from that one job that I just spent the rest of my time playing video games and taking one course per term. I became too complacent and didn’t explore all my possibilities when I had great freedom to do so.
So, whatever you do, just don’t do only that. Go for a breadth of experience; travel while doing freelancing, join a large company while doing a startup on the side, etc.
Did freelancing and contract work when I was 19, then I joined a large company at 20 where I worked full-time for nearly three years (I really just wanted an escape from university where I was questioning why I was there when I cared little about my major and seemed to bell well-off without a degree). After that I did PR work for a gaming startup for a few months.
Looking back, I wouldn’t have changed a lot of what I did other than hustling more towards my degree and other side projects when I took on the full-time gig. I was so burned-out from that one job that I just spent the rest of my time playing video games and taking one course per term. I became too complacent and didn’t explore all my possibilities when I had great freedom to do so.
So, whatever you do, just don’t do only that. Go for a breadth of experience; travel while doing freelancing, join a large company while doing a startup on the side, etc.