Should I quit university?

[Krypton X]

Guess what? I'm a college dropout too!

However, my situation is different. I come from a single-parent household, which means that I have to do a lot of the sh*t around the house. So that means that I can't really fit college, or even work for that matter, into my life. On top of that, I dropped out with only one credit left before picking up my associate's degree. I would love to go back on campus, but I live in a state where in-state tuition is among the highest in the country for a four-year institution. I cannot acquire a loan, since I have no line of credit (I have no bank accounts, nor a credit card), and I have steadfastly refused to get a driver's license. So that means, unless a f*cking miracle happens, I'll be spending the rest of my days on virtual house arrest, without the monitoring bracelet.

That's not very smart man, after a while when you start looking for a job some employers won't even give you the time of day because you haven't worked for a long time, they'll think you've been slacking off or assume you have some sort of drug or alcohol problem. Try to find a part-time job if you can. If you've got some income coming in you'll always be able pay people to come mow your lawn, fix your fence or whatever.

Yay or nay?

I've decided I can't be arsed anymore with being educated and having to hand in homework. I'm also not sociable enough, I don't feel like I was ever meant to be a student.

Obviously uni life isn't for everyone, but some people drop out just because they've chosen the wrong course and decide to give up on studying altogether. I suggest you have a chat with your career adviser at college if you're thinking of quitting. Also a little time off study can sometimes come in very handy, you can defer your course for a semester or two and use the time to go on a holiday and put in a few months of full-time work. When you're working at a crappy dead-end job and see other much older people around you who've been doing the exact same thing for the last 30 or 40 years you'll wish you were back at school instead.

I'm not necessarily trying to talk you out of leaving uni. You know your own situation better, and if there's anything worse than dropping out in first year its waiting till 3rd or 4th year to do it. But as everyone else said, having an education or skill to fall back on is a very valuable thing. If not from a university or college, then from a trade school or the like.
One of my close friends who was doing the same course as me decided to quit because he found the work load too demanding. But he managed to get an electrical apprenticeship with this small company. He now works for them as an electrician for 4 days a week and on the 5th day he goes to a normal college to study for his degree, he still has to do exams and everything but he has a whole week to prepare for it and he's getting paid in the process as well. It's a pretty good deal I think.
You should try to explore your options and see what's most suitable for you and also what captures your interest the most as well.

 

[Callum]

stop being a ****in pussy

 

[Sir Calumn]

I agree with most of what's being said - EVEN if you're not enjoying your time at uni right now, it is still a worthwhile enterprise, and the enjoyment will come. The grass does always seem greener, but having a degree is so important in the world today that you could regret it forever if you drop out now. I'm a firm believer in sticking things out - remember, Hitler couldnt hack it in art college when he was young - living proof that dropping out can lead to genocide.

To those who have admitted they dropped out, I really am sorry for your situations, I hope that things sort themselves out and that you either manage to find away to go back and finish your degrees, or get the most out of life without them.

stop being a ****in pussy

Has anyone ever told you you're a real ******* dick?

 

[The Don't]

stop being a ****in pussy

ok twat

Thanks for the replies by the way, you friendly Soccer Gaming folk you.

 

[johnnybrubacker]

ok twat

Thanks for the replies by the way, you friendly Soccer Gaming folk you.

I think 1st year is the time to be sociable and go out of your way to meet people by the way man, I didnt go out much in first year and I hardly know many people around campus now, even though I've decided to make an effort now. You'll enjoy Uni more if you meet more people as then you'll have more things to do (half of uni time is wasted not doing anything).

 

[rony31]

dude, we've all been there before. I wanted to kill myself last year when all my friends and family were out enjoying life while I had to stay in and study weeks at a time. you'll get over it though, and once you do life is all the much sweeter. if you're having trouble socializing, just randomly talk to people (cue Tom) and go to pubs, you make ****loads of friends at those.

 

[johnnybrubacker]

and go to pubs, you make ****loads of friends at those.

but half of them wont remember you in the morning!! :mexican:

 

[Callum]

Has anyone ever told you you're a real ******* dick?

Yes. But what I said was true.

 

[treble41]

Better to continue onwards than become a hobo.

 

[treble41]

Oh and by the way, we're not lucky like you European's, we don't have friendliesh sort of pubs in every neighbourhood.

 

[Avalanche]

That's not very smart man, after a while when you start looking for a job some employers won't even give you the time of day because you haven't worked for a long time, they'll think you've been slacking off or assume you have some sort of drug or alcohol problem. Try to find a part-time job if you can. If you've got some income coming in you'll always be able pay people to come mow your lawn, fix your fence or whatever.

Lets see, there are at least three errors in your reply. Let me clarify them.

1.) I do not have a drug or alcohol problem. In fact I rarely drink, and I have never toked (however, I've had a few contact highs, which don't really count).

2.) I have never worked a day in my life, which means that I have at least something in common with the entire congressional delegation from my state.

3.) You assume that I live out on my own, in an apartment or in a house shared with a couple of people that are roughly my age. I happen to live in the same house that I grew up in, and I don't have to pay a f*cking cent in rent or chip in for the utility bills.

 

[Lean]

Well, i'm in first year and sometimes you stop and think "hmm, i was not made for this", but those stuff are temporary. Thought of quitting aswell but when you notice that people in your class consider you, you'll think twice about it. There's always a phase when you get bored or fed up of some stuff, but it's phase, that means it will pass.

I hang out as much as possible with people, as it's my first year so it's time to make contacts, get sum new mates and stuff. I never reject a pub aswell hehe. Uni is one of the more enjoyable experiences at life, dont quit on it man.

 

[$teauA]

Dude don't drop out of college, that would be a big mistake. If you're not thinking about having a family and a career in the future then I don't see a problem with dropping out but I take it you hope to have both of those. If you drop out you won't be able to support a family with a highschool diploma salary (college graduades earn on average about $10,000 more dollars a year here in the US). About the social problem, I wouldn't worry about it man. I didn't know that many people when I started uni but I've joined two clubs which I attend every week and I'm on two intra-mural soccer teams (all men and co-rec so I met some cute girls as well). Just be patient man, "good things come to those who wait"

 

[Krypton X]

1.) I do not have a drug or alcohol problem.

I wasn't suggesting that you did. I just mentioned it because something like that happened to this guy I know, he hadn't worked for more than 2.5 years and wasn't studying either, he says people kept pestering him about it at job interviews, if you don't give them a convincing reason why you haven't been able to work in this time they could possibly assume that you're trying to hide something from them, and that there might be a reason why no one else has hired you before, other than what you're telling them. That's why I'm saying it's good to have a part-time job or volunteer work, even if its just for a couple days a week and you don't really need the money, it'll look much better on your resume than having nothing at all.

3.) You assume that I live out on my own, in an apartment or in a house shared with a couple of people that are roughly my age.

Again I wasn't assuming that either. You mentioned that you're living at home and that you have a lot of responsiblities that are keeping you from doing anything else. If by that you mean doing chores and helping out around the house then I don't think that's enough to be holding you back. If on the other hand its because you have to look after a bunch of hot Swedish models that you're hiding in your basement because you've illegally smuggled them into the country, and you're trying to distribute the pr0n videos you shot on the internet, well that I can totally understand.

 

[Help?]

Dropping out of university would be the biggest mistake you will ever make it in your life (even bigger than if you were rich and married a golddigger and then she didn't give you any and then step you up in cheating on her and took half of your money). You already spent **** loads of money on your first year. University is what you make of it, having some kind of education is better than no post-secondary education at all. It is tough, and wait till you get to your 3rd year. Nothing, trust me nothing will matter by that time, you will feel 100 times worse than now. However, once you are done you will feel better than ever, people will look at you with respect and it will be easier to find a job you want.

Your laziness to do anything is not because you are just a lazy person and don't want to work at all. There is still something you want to do for sure, the problem is when you like drawing but go study biology in university or something like that. You gotta think of what you like doing all the time and study that, because if you really love something, you will make the best of it.

Anyways, that's good enough to keep myself motived studying for say a week. Borat should boost some more weeks on my education.

 

[Da Kid]

the same happened with me, for the same reasons except for the "not sociable enough" part.

started off kind of well, motivated enough to take it seriously and all...Xmas break arrived, then when I was supposed to go back I decided that that year I was not gonna attend any more classes, just hang out with people from the Uni in parties and such.
next year, exactly the same sh't happened. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

not saying with this that you should quit of course, just stating how things went for me...
never been too ambicious professionally to be honest, always just wanted a job with the least amount of responsabilities, and just live my life with ease having fun and being with the people I like/love

American Beauty style

same opinion and same position here! I dont know i always ask myself is this for me? On my university there are alot of geeks and i hate them...i will keep fighting but i dont know....if i quit i am pretty much fcuked up because without university i wont find a decent job

 

[mythikal]

If you think you have better other option, then quit right now

 

[Sir Calumn]

If you think you have better other option, then quit right now

Not a very profound man, are you mythikal?

 

[The Don't]

I'm doing a computing course which involves learning Java, and I just realised, I'm crap at computing and Java is the hardest thing in the world.