All the self-taught experience in the world doesn't mean shit unless you've got someone whom society deems to be Very Clever Indeed to sign a piece of paper that says "Hey yeah, he paid his fees and at least passed everything, he's cool by me." So yes, it may be bullshit to you that you need a Bachelors to get a step in the door somewhere, but you still need one. So if that's the path you want to go down, then go get one. Whether or not you want some Certifications as well is up to you. Some companies love them, some hate them, some require them, others will actually look down on you for having them. But again it's another thing to prove you can do what you're talking about, so it might be worth considering.
The first job I got in IT, I didn't have any industry qualifications or direct job experience. I got it simply because I turned up, made the right impression, and got lucky. Most entry-level I.T is literally monkey work (it will mostly pay literally bananas, too). It's not clever, it's not hard, but it's where most people without qualifications start (and earn them). It's another level of bullshit filtering, trying to keep the idiots down and weed out those who aren't taking it seriously. Look around for anything and everything that gets you hands-on with a computer solving problems. Eventually you'll start to discover what kinds of problems you enjoy solving, and then you can start to filter. Apply for anything and everything. Realise that doing something you love is the dream, and not the (easy) reality.
Hell, you're a student, you should have startups falling out your arse. Find something you want to work on, do it on the side (or full-time, inbetween job interviews) and use something like that.