-: The University of Minnesota allowed me to explore
this whole entrepreneurial seed that I had in me.
I was able to create my own major.
I was able to participate in a lot of internships
or self-directed studies
and, really, that's where I learned
that while I was interested in the subjects
of those classes and that work,
really what made me engaged in that
was that it was so self-directed.
And so that's one of the most important things
I think I could have learned about myself
in four years of college.
I think it's one of the most important things
school could have taught me
because that's changed the way I think of myself.
From the inside out, it changed who I am,
and it continues to change what decisions I make in life,
what paths I pursue,
and that has made the ultimate difference
in who I am and
that's worth the buck to go through college
to have that kind of experience.