What's so great about going to uni to learn to solve the same problems in the same way as everyone else? That doesn't seem like a way to achieve anything new or interesting. Also, tons of people graduate without even being able to really code. I'd much rather hire someone who, on their own volition spent 4 years teaching themselves programming, doing their own projects, making things that are interesting, learning about new tech, etc than someone who just showed up to school and did their homework. I also think that self-taught people have a much greater ability to teach themselves new things when they have to. (Your prof won't always be there to tell you exactly how to solve the problem.)
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What's so great about going to uni to learn to solve the same problems in the same way as everyone else? That doesn't seem like a way to achieve anything new or interesting. Also, tons of people graduate without even being able to really code. I'd much rather hire someone who, on their own volition spent 4 years teaching themselves programming, doing their own projects, making things that are interesting, learning about new tech, etc than someone who just showed up to school and did their homework. I also think that self-taught people have a much greater ability to teach themselves new things when they have to. (Your prof won't always be there to tell you exactly how to solve the problem.)