Am I insane for wanting to try a competency based program?

[MrPanda]

I am really glad I found this idea / this community as this was exactly what I was looking for. 

About me : I am a student from Germany who is totally unhappy with his university and his degree choice. I dont think the traditional German university system is the right fit for me. Here in Germany a competency based degree is pretty much unheard of (Although the associated universities that offer this are recognized through research on the anabin database) I would still have a lot of time left in my traditional degree 2.5 years or so.

So my idea was that I would do a BLS degree at UMPI with a minor in management information systems (My current program is adjacent to that) and fill electives with courses that I think are useful. And also find some type of entry level job on the side.

I genuinely cannot tell if my plan is delusional as there is nobody I could ask about this. It does not help that my family is quite old fashioned when it comes to this and not very open to new ideas. They have no idea about educational systems (Which is understandable) but then they would obviously judge my choice with no expertise. My current university program does offer the option to take a leave of absence so that I could execute this plan.


People have done much more crazy things in life so compared to many stories this is quite modest but to me this feels like a radical choice. 

Some further information about me : 
I am pretty familiar with java,Know the basics of python
German Abitur (College prep diploma) that had a year 13

 You are not delusional.....sitting in a class learning at a slower pace than need be is delusional. I would imagine higher ed will shift to that as the current generation and younger will not rightfully tolerate slow pace anything. 

Check out UW Milwaukee's flex : https://flex.wisconsin.edu/
Good luck to you.

UW Flexible Option is only admitting domestic students at this time 

A domestic student is someone who is either a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Permanent Resident, or holds Refugee, Asylee, or Jay Treaty status. 

https://flex.wisconsin.edu/admissions-of...w-to-apply