Table of Contents

Part 0 - Introduction

• Jailbroken Minds

PART 1: Secrets (Or: What Becomes Possible When You See the System Clearly?)

• 1. What The University Does Not Want You To Know
• 2. College Hacks
• 3. How to Create Your Own Major
• 4. Where You Live Is Who You Become

PART 2: Academics (Or: What Is Worth Learning?)

• 5. Classes
• 6. Professors
• 7. What To Study?

PART 3: Projects (Or: What Will You Bring Into the World?)

• 8. Projects
• 9. Funding For Your Projects
• 10. Project Ideas
• 11. Projects I Worked On
• 12. How To Actually Get People To Care About Your Event, Project, Startup, Party, or RSO (at UIUC or wherever you are)

PART 4: Research, Internships, and Jobs (Or: What Kind of Work Is Worth Your Life?)

• 13. Research
• 14. Internships
• 15. Jobs

PART 5: Social (Or: Who Will Make You More Alive?)

• 16. How to Meet People
• 17. Friends vs "Friends"
• 18. Dating

PART 6: University Love (Or: What Kind of Institution Makes Life More Alive?)

• 19. University Bureaucracy
• 20. Bureaucracy FAQ
• 21. University Suppression
• 22. A Vision for The University
• 23. University Philanthropy

PART 7: Becoming (Or: What Are You Capable Of?)

• 24. Becoming a Person (Not a Student)
• 25. Things You Can Do With Your Life
• 26. walking on a college campus
• 27. Timeline of Juan David Campolargo

PART 8: Suggested Reading

• Suggested Reading

PART 9: The End

• Becoming Jailbroken

Appendices: If You’re Still Curious

• Appendix A — The Ultimate Campus Adventure
• Appendix B — Jailbroken People
• Appendix C — Narratives
• Appendix D — How to Succeed as an International Student
• Appendix E — How to Make, Save, and Invest Money in College
• Appendix F — Entrepreneurship
• Appendix G — Midwest Mentality

The End

• Notes, Sources, and Rabbit Holes
• Acknowledgments
• Talk To You Soon!

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