[aurizon]

I agree with you. A degree is, by it's nature, a broad brush of the particular discipline your degree is in. An intelligent and analytical auto-didact can hyper specialise in a particular discipline and within that discipline can easily master it. New hires who are broad brushed are just showing they have the basic broad abilities of that discipline, and are hired as such and their new bosses then set about finding their true abilities. Grads with auto-didact ability do well(assuming they are also intelligent). The people who fail are those whom I call 'documented men' - not particularly smart or auto-didactic, but smart enough to work hard and apply themselves to various tasks - often they end up in administering the more creative people due to their degree and overview of the field. Businesses need both types and usually have enough versatility to use them. There is usually a trial period where people are assessed by their bosses as to their future in their company. Often they will find good careers away from the cutting edge and have good lives. Your problem will be in amassing a body of work that speaks to your abilities when you get your first/second/? job - one hopes you deal with people who can properly assess your potential in that business - not just an HR drone who might incorrectly assess you as an undocumented man and pass on you. The current online hiring vogue tends to eliminate people like you on documentary grounds - your task is to reach the people who know and understand your body of work properly and recommend a hire. Once hired your abilities will work for you. As for now, amass a degree of documentation via various coursework in your area that you can probably fly through with various online courses(often free, but demonstrate a skill in the area). One problem you will lack is the campus milieu where people make connections, keep them after graduation, and which often grant you the ability to bypass HR drones etc. and make a higher level connection who is aware of your abilities and you get a higher level interview where you will meet people, much like you, who will be able to assess you on your value.