I dropped out of college!

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<p>I did it, I really did it!</p>

<p>I was told it's the place to find oneself, but as one semester followed another, I felt more and more lost. </p>

<p>But now, I have stripped myself of all the social pressure in which I was suffocating, and I no longer feel trapped in my own life. I understand that any freedom comes at a big price, but I'm willing to pay for it. </p>

<p>This is my chance to see the outside world and figure out what my own voice is whispering to me.</p>

<p>I have plans aimed at exploring things that I like. I have a financial plan too.</p>

<p>Until I figure out what I can get out of college, I'm not going back there.
Good luck to all who are currently struggling there. I know what it's like!</p>

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<p>well congrats! lots of students aren’t mature enough to realize that they don’t really why they’re in college, or worse, they don’t want to be there but hey, it’s 4 years of fun on daddy’s dime, so they figure, why not? </p>

<p>I wouldn’t be surprised if you came back in a couple years though…a lot of students leave, eventually figure out what they want, and come back to college after a few years or go back to get a degree as adults. </p>

<p>good luck with everything. this might also be a good time for you to travel (assuming you’re not starting a job/internship right after you drop out)</p>

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<p>Congratulations. I think a lot of people would be better off not going to college until they are clear what they want out of it, and I hope that whatever you end up doing, whether or not it includes going back to school at any point in the future, it makes you happy.</p>

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<p>Good for you, I’d say - I was the most confused soul on the planet as a freshman and sophomore in college. Now, as a junior, I think I finally know what I want - but I sure as hell wish I hadn’t wasted 2 yrs to figure it out.</p>

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<p>I hope you’re able to have a happier year next year! Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>:slowclap:</p>

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<p>What’s your plan now and where are you now living? With parents? Friends?</p>

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<p>Godspeed, my friend, godspeed.</p>

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<p>just wondering, what college did u drop out of?
what jobs are you looking at pursuing?
what’s your parents’ reaction? Do they let u live in their house?</p>

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<p>Have fun, while it lasts. </p>

<p>But honestly, have your fun and go back to school. Statistically speaking, you’re setting yourself up for failure when you decide you want to start a family, own some property, buy a car, etc. This economy is ruthless, especially to those without college degrees.</p>

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<p>Yeah what college did you drop out of? What year in college were you?</p>

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<p>IDK cool but gl making it without a college degree. I hate college too but doesn’t mean I should drop out. Grind for 4-5 years and profit afterwards.</p>

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<p>My thoughts are that dropping out of college is easy. Supporting oneself and pursuing one’s dreams after dropping out are what’s difficult.</p>

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<p>It sounds like this guy is at least doing something with his life, rather than dropping out and just sitting on the couch watching TV all day. For all we know he’s gonna be studying at a vocational school in addition to whatever he’s doing.</p>

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<p>I hope the OP will let us know what he’s doing now that he has dropped out, and how he is supporting himself.</p>

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<p>He says he has a plan, both for what he’s going to do and how to financially support himself. It’s not our place to criticize him or tell him he’s made the wrong decision. Everyone’s life is different. Some paths are right for some people, but the same path might not work for someone else.</p>

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<p>Senator Noodles said: “I think I finally know what I want - but I sure as hell wish I hadn’t wasted 2 yrs to figure it out.”</p>

<p>You didn’t “waste 2 yrs” to figure it out.</p>

<p>You evidently needed the 2 years to learn something that some learn in a few months and others never learn in their entire life.</p>

<p>Don’t be mad at yourself just because you were slow: live and learn is much better than live and stay stupid!</p>

<p>Kei</p>

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<p>“He says he has a plan, both for what he’s going to do and how to financially support himself.”</p>

<p>Great! I’d just like to hear about that plan.</p>

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<p>Kei-o-lei I like your name, it sounds Hawaiian or something…but you live in NE. it kind of makes me want pineapples.

not really. vocational jobs (carpenters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, etc) will always be around and they pay just as much as the average Bachelor’s degree (and probably more than some college grads!). It’s not like with our parents generation; having a BA means little anymore because most people these days go to college. on the other hand, his options will be more limited because a degree is considered the minimum standard for certain jobs now. With the older generation, if you were smart and worked hard enough, you could often work your way up the ladder. Now many employers won’t even consider you for those jobs (even if a degree isn’t really needed). but it’s definitely not true that you’ll be poor without a degree.</p>

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<p>“vocational jobs (carpenters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, etc) will always be around and they pay just as much as the average Bachelor’s degree (and probably more than some college grads!”</p>

<p>Very true. In fact, some of those jobs pay much more than the average college grad makes.</p>

<p>However, to get such good jobs, one needs vocational education. I know a man who became a doctor after he learned that the training required to be a plumber took as long as med school and an internship.</p>