[duiker101]

Hack. Side projects, websites, whatever, hack. Start a website, you don't finish it? never mind you learnt something now start something new using something different. You got it right, you just need to keep pushing. The only thing that really pays is experience and to get experience you must try, break, play. Never mind on what, how, why, just keep doing stuff. IMHO university is useless. I did not need it and most of the good developers i know did not need it. The fact is, it takes time. And there is nothing to do. Experience is time converted in skills. To me you really seem to got it right but as i said you just need to keep it up.

If you lack ideas(totally normal) think of small problems in your daily routine that could be improved/fixed and do it.

Good luck, and don't give up, seriously. When you start getting rewarded for your work this is one of the most emotionally(and maybe even financially) remunerative jobs.

[lurking_lurker]

Thanks for the advise!