Comment by devdude1337

This may sound a little bit ridiculous, but if you’re really into computers: Grab a 6502, build a computer yourself - the chips are cheap and overall availability is good. Try writing a small operating system, an interpreter like Basic or Lisp or a game. After you accomplished that you already know more than most CS grads and the knowledge will be so fundamental that it will help with everything else coming to you in future.