> Much of a college education is "learning how to learn", not necessarily stuffing one's mind with facts.

I think most degrees are just rote memorization. You must be referring to comparative literature or math or philosophy or something.

It's about learning how to learn. I got much better at learning during college, and many have told me the same thing.

If you picked a college that consisted of rote memorization, you were rooked. Due to google, rote memorization is rather pointless.

I think college tends towards learning a lot about a little with a bunch of handholding. Autodidacts are more likely to have learned how to learn.

I see this a lot with junior devs at work. People are intimidated by what they don't know and ask for help or get frustrated or despondent - approaching things with a bit of bravery and analytical method is unusual. Those people are exactly the ones you want to keep, of course.