A lot of people go to uni for the wrong reason, that is, because it's a socially acceptable way to waste years of your life:
"What did you do during your twenties?"
"I went to uni, read some books, listened to some old farts, lived in worse housing than welfare recipients, got a student loan that took me until my forties to pay off. Why, what did you do during your twenties?"
"Got a job, bought a car, met a few girls, married one of them, bought a house, had a couple kids, got a promotion, bought a bigger house, bought a motorcycle, read some books, punched out old farts when they got too big for the bin they were baked in."