I guess there are multiple ways to solve a problem. Usually in Steemit, what I see is people being "woke" because they see flaws in a system and immediately attempt to persuade others to join in. I see being "woke" is seeing the flaws and having the knowledge to play their game to your advantage.

In regard to university, if you want to play the system, here's one way: Take college classes at local community college when you're still in highschool. Since you're in highschool, you don't have to pay tuition on those classes because k12 is covered by the government. Since they are college classes, you get credits for passing and they stay with you. You save money on introductory math/english/physics classes and general ed classes.