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- If you're focused about creating Video Games majoring in Computer Science might not be the best idea. Looking at the 4-year curriculum at my university and other universities, there is basically no mention of Gaming. Instead look into topics such as Object Oriented Design which is used frequently in games.
- If your university has an honors program see if you can get into it. In my case a certain SAT score had to be achieved and I got benefits such as being able to enroll for next semester courses the first day the classes were open to add (when usually only seniors would be able to do that).
- I originally went into university thinking about education but it's really more of paying for a slip of paper saying you spent the time and money for a 4 year curriculum. Professors will tell you that college is more about being able to learn by yourself, and for majors like Computer Science having arrogant professors can open many cans of worms. It is terrible in Engineering (I know good co-op students that are Engineering majors at my university who had professors say 50% on an Exam was an A, that students have less then 50% of skills needed to go into the workforce, and other condescending comments)
- Only go if you're able to afford it and are serious about what you are majoring in. If you're still trying to "explore yourself", accumulating student debt is not the way to go. Some people pile up more than $100,000 in debt, so yes this is a serious issue.
- See your professors during their office hours if you're having problems.
- If your university has a co-op program (paid Professional Co-ops at that), participate in it. It will allow you to get your foot in the door and learn about industries out there pertaining to your major. I've talked to some hiring managers and they said if they see a person who has graduated but has no work experience, that is a big turnoff.

Moral of the story is, if you're going to attend a university keep in mind that you will need to make a consistent commitment to doing well and be sure you want to do what you entered in, learn to contact people if you're having problems, and more importantly be able to leverage your budget. Don't get sucked in by buzz words like discovery, education, etc. there are some people who graduate or drop out who felt like they've just wasted several years of their life also accumulating debt from loans.