<p>College is not for everyone…and if you’re finding your classes less than stimulating, you’re not alone. Many professors are awful and don’t know how to teach. But there are ways around it. Find things that you are passionate about so that college is not the only thing you have to rely on. Whether it be a part time job, any activity that gives you enjoyment or hanging with people you like. Pick your classes wisely…use rate my professor to make sure you get the better teachers. Get involved at your school as much as you can. Feeling a part of things does help. Keep going to the gym, playing bball, ask about any trips they offer or join clubs that travel. Definitely plan that semester abroad. Sounds like that is important to you. Good luck at your new school, but don’t be surprised if its not the school but the college experience…like I said, it’s not for everyone.</p>
<p>Perhaps Darko had less than substantial convenient selection of his classes and college. Have fun at a different school and withdraw from GIT.
Idea is: High School overachievers with top GPA and SAT scores does not really reflect a good life in college academically or socially.</p>
<p>LilyMoon, please don’t throw in such comments. Everyone needs to go to college or else what will they be doing for the rest of their life with just a High School Diploma?</p>
<p>Somebody has to flip the burgers.</p>
<p>Less than half of the US population has a bachelor’s degree. Sure, get a degree if you want to, but telling people that they HAVE to get one or their life will be worthless is stupid.</p>
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true fax</p>
<p>It’s REALLY hard to not go to college and be successful. Not impossible, but really hard. I won’t believe otherwise, no matter how many success stories I hear. But hey, college is for quenching your thirst for knowledge- making you a better informed human being.</p>
<p>Over half of Americans do not have a bachelor’s degree, and I’ve never seen any evidence that over half of Americans fail at life. Maybe your standards for success are just unreasonably high?</p>
<p>^That may be very true. I wouldn’t say unreasonably though.</p>
<p>There are certain extent of reasons for going to college. You can be an overachiever from High School who acted clever and then end up graduating from NYU Stern or Brown University and make a load of money already in employment. Somehow, these kids don’t end up in graduate school. They already have the start than anyone who didn’t attend college. It makes me think that the earlier you start achievement in High School and excel at a prestigious school after that, the earlier you’re out of school with more money than kids who need graduate school. (Don’t think that higher salary from a prestige = gaurantee a spot to keep; if you struggle with employer’s high expectancy from you, they’re probably going to lower your salary or isolate you.)</p>
<p>Talk to your friends and find out which classes they enjoyed, especially focusing on classes that don’t emphasize testing (which you seem to dislike). I am only in high school so I have no idea really, but what about creative writing, music, drama… things like that:)</p>
<p>im pretty sure college just teaches you how to be a slave for some business owner.</p>
<p>the grads of the school im going to make on average half of the average salary at my former school. and i think im fine with that.</p>
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<p>That’s probably true…but I was definitely not an overachiever in high school :)</p>
<p>If you’re that scared to work for other people, then you need to stay in college and get a Ph.D. Because if you leave academia, you WILL spend a good portion of your life working so that some business owner can profit. There’s simply no way to avoid it.</p>
<p>You probably had high stats either way, or there wouldn’t be any reason why you got into Georgia Tech in the first place.</p>
<p>“I’m pretty sure college just teaches you how to be a slave for some business owner…”
I disagree. If you can find something that you like to do, you won’t mind studying and working in that field, even if you’re working ‘underneath’ someone else.
For some reason you remind me of Edna Pontellier from The Awakening… interesting.</p>
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<p>From reading what you posted it seems that it was a good decision to drop out and attend a different University.</p>
<p>Why pay thousands of dollars to go to a high ranked University in which you will be half-depressed and have few friends?</p>
<p>Do note that the same problems will occur when you transfer over to the new school. As far as I have experienced, your personality plays a major factor in determining whether or not you enjoy College(I note that I am being biased).</p>
<p>Some people will sit in their rooms all day and be miserable. Some people will party all the time and flunk out. Some people will go to class and then spend the rest of their time working a job on campus. Some people will attend class 1-2 per week and spend the rest of the time doing projects and independent work. Some people will basically be a bum for four years and do absolutely nothing at all. Some people will spend their entire Freshman year trying to make friends and forget to go to class…well you get the picture.</p>
<p>So, if you want to enjoy College the answer may be not so much in where you go to College but what you do when you are in College. </p>
<p>It is only four years out of 70-100(estimated) years that you life so don’t take everything too seriously.</p>
<p>I suppose the OP was not wise enough when he was choosing his college.
Sad how many CCers don’t realize that prestige isn’t too important unless it got a strong dept. for a major.
If the OP is a freshmen, he may have to learn to get used to it for a while.</p>
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<p>That’s what I’m saying. It’s really relatively low money though since I’m in-state.</p>
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<p>I’d have to disagree with this. I mean why else am I transferring? That’s like saying all colleges are a fit for everyone. As far as I know…that isn’t the case. And if it is then I pretty much screwed myself over, which I hope I didn’t</p>
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<p>Looking in hindsight I maybe wish I had chosen another place…but not wise? What college kid is wise? </p>
<p>Also about prestige, most of the programs were nationally ranked which is why I went.</p>
<p>God people people I’m starting to get depressed again.</p>
<p>I know exactly what you are going through. I really want to transfer from my college now and start anew somewhere else (I mean start over as a freshman) but alas I cant transfer. good luck at your new school dude</p>
<p>Maybe both of you shoud transfer in to a community college for two years and then transfer back to a 4 year school afterwards. I don’t know why you or him never thought of this.</p>