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<p>This. This. This.</p>
<p>Ouch!
Some of you are very harsh in this thread. We don’t know what situation the OP was in exactly. But…</p>
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<p>This, unfortunately, holds some truth. A 2.5, seven years in college, and only a Sociology degree to show for is not going to look impressive to employers…at all. My mom, who was a top employer at a corporate company, told me that anything under a 3.5 was thrown in the garbage can. Yikes! </p>
<p>But still. I think you are way out of line for the name calling and the assumptions. As said before, we don’t know all the specifics of the OP, nor do we know the OP personally to make a nasty call on his character.</p>
<p>Contrary to what people seem to think, I’m not a slacker. Slackers don’t finish in the top 20% of their high school class or carry a 3.1 GPA in community college. I just lacked purpose in college and that’s what it boils down to. With a lack of purpose often comes a lack of interest. I always tried, even when the material meant nothing to me, which was frequent. In the rare time that I found a class I was into, I excelled. Two examples of that were courses on the music industry as well as a course on the history of rock and roll. Granted, we’re not talking quantum physics, but I had an interest in those two courses and had a great time. Unfortunately, those were the exception. I’m a huge music buff, though I don’t play anything. Still, it made those courses great.</p>
<p>If there ever a candidate to take some off after high school to “find himself” it may have been me.</p>
<p>I’d like to end this discussion by thanking everyone for their feedback, good or bad.</p>
<p>Why do you keep waving around your 3.1 at a community college like it’s something amazing…?</p>
<p>Maybe your community college is better than mine but as a highschool student I have a 4.0, 3.1 is barely a B average.</p>
<p>I would just keep trying to figure out who you are and what you’d be content doing for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>I think maybe its just not as easy as you expected i understand your fustration. it took my dad 7 years to get a degree from community college, because of alot of factors, some which you share. i suggest you think long and hard about where you want to work and why? college does seem useless like you said its great for certain professions but as for others… you can learn the stuff with no college at all</p>
<p>First, you’re on CC. Anything less than a Harvard education, graduating cum laude and being a Mensa member will get you reamed. </p>
<p>That said, it seems (in your post) that you spent most of the time pointing out the negatives and how you’re unhappy with current situation, instead of focusing on what to do to change it and what you want. </p>
<p>You absolutely need to figure out what you want and how to get there, or else you risk spending the rest of your life being miserable and working in a profession that you don’t enjoy - it may not seem bad now, but having to drag yourself out of bed to go work a job you dislike and knowing there’s no/little opportunity to find true enjoyment and passion…will really suck. </p>
<p>I think you should get proactive about your situation. If your financially able to (and you could proba ly do the following free or at a very low price with scholarships) is to go abroad. It doesn’t have to be college related: maybe volunteer to teach abroad or assist in helping people (e.g. What I really want to do one day is to participate in Engineers Without Boarders. )</p>
<p>Or try getting an unusual internship (Like the Disney College Program – which you don’t need any skills or previous work experience to do. )</p>
<p>Or volunteer to help people in need: work in a soup kitchen, volunteer to teach inner city kids about a skill you may have. </p>
<p>What I’m getting at is to step back from your daily life and
really dive in the deep end, and take a few months, a year, whatever – to really find yourself. Doing the above can be inspiring, get you out the negative mindset you’re in or even introduce you to a career possibility you never thought have. </p>
<p>Another thing you may want to do is speak with your former college’s career center and a career advisor. They may be able to sort you through this. </p>
<p>Keep your head up and good luck.
(I typed this on my cell, so forgive any crazy typos or errors that may be in here. )</p>
<p>Again I think it’s important to realize that you’re not the only one who doesn’t have a clear-cut career translating interest. A lot of people don’t…probably most people and I include myself in that category. Sometimes it’s not about finding yourself as much as it is supporting yourself. Life is hard and it includes tons of unpleasant tasks, including going to work everyday instead of hanging out with your friends, traveling the world, or buying new music. </p>
<p>I think you just need to be honest with yourself and realize that you’re 25(?) years old, you know who you are and what you like but unfortunately there’s not a perfect career match for you. So instead of sulking/feeling sorry for yourself, just admit the work world isn’t as perfect for you as it seems to be for most other people on this board but start to press ahead anyway. I promise you will find a way to enjoy your life, but that doesn’t necessarily hafta be through your job. Talk to your peers. I guarantee you’ll find lots of kids that aren’t satisfied with their jobs. Many of them probably only make a fraction of what they thought their degree was worth, but they do it because it’s a necessity of life. You need to come to terms with that, even if it means being like a UPS driver or a store manager, anything that pays. Plenty of my friends have jobs like these, and maybe I will too but I won’t sit around at home for years while I make no money and wonder who I am and what I’m supposed to do with my life.</p>
<p>is there anyone you can talk to about this? like a parent or a school official or one of those job counseling services? it kind of sounds like you have a lot on your plate and having someone to help u sort through it would help</p>
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Nothing wrong with 3.1 at a CC. Just not a strong argument to prove he’s not a slacker. Akin to saying, “Who are you calling short? I’m almost 5’6”!"</p>