First of all I agree that when picking school do the research. But when I was an underage teen I had limited options to begin with, had to pick uni in Zg (Croatia), because my family had apartment there. I wanted to take a year break after highschool, but I wasn't allowed, because of finances I guess. I had skipped a grade in middle school so I just turned 18 before uni and was among youngest there.

In highschool I learned drawing still life, which has been helpful to do studies. I feel that I learned more in highschool than 2 years uni. Thankfully the university was public/free. After the second year I had enough and I quit art restoration ( I was told by many I won't have work if I just study art).

A teacher once told us: better lose one year and quit the uni then lose your whole life studying and working what you don't want. In my case it was 2 years, but I did learn a few useful things: like to use stronger/thicker colors and that I somehow naturally do paintings based on golden ratio.
I don't regret anything, going to uni or quitting it. Thankfully after quitting, my parents supported me for a year, even though they were distraught that I quit. This is when I self taught myself digital art, and pixel art for the whole year, before moving out.

I have been extremely lucky so far, but I also work every day and spend money carefully. Some people simply prefer to have social life, more boring but stable work and extra money to spend. However, I felt like I was losing my mind around unmotivated and lazy people, harsh but I doubt any of them use social media for art or anything other than selfies.

There are some people from different university section: the animation, who are more open minded and ready to do extra self improvement/ learning in their free time, but even those people are rare.

As for my team we do occasional take longer breaks like during holidays or if we feel burned out. But otherwise we always try to do something useful, including trying out new things like Steemit/crypto :)