<p>Hello everyone! So I'm currently in the 4th semester at a community college as a liberal studies major. I spent one semester at Arcadia University as a video communications major but I hated it there and completed only 8 credits. I absolutley despise college. I hate every class, I have no interest in anything and I don't think I'll last a second in the real world, so being here just feels like a complete waste of time, but if I drop out I have no other plan on what to do. I've withdrew from 5 classes and will probably withdraw from a sixth very soon. (completely lost in web design, sitting in the hallway instead of being in that class lol.) what should I do? How can I figure out what degree to even work towards? I feel so lost. I'm taking intro to buisness, criminal justice, weight training, web design, and English 102. My classes are always all over the map and they all suck. I'm only in college cause my parents believe strongly I should get a degree but I don't see the point when I have no motivation to do any of the work or have anything I'm passionate about working towards. Please help. :|</p>
<p>Have you talked to your advisor? Do you have a job? Do you volunteer?</p>
<p>I work catering every Saturday and or Sunday. I have not talked to my adviser I only see them when I withdraw from things. </p>
<p>Do you like your job?</p>
<p>So do you like catering? Would you want to do it as a career? How about cooking or marketing a restaurant?</p>
<p>You need to find out what you like to do, and try to turn it into something you want to do. College is NOT for everyone, and going to college NOW for you seems like a bad idea.</p>
<p>Be honest with your parents. Write them a letter (on paper) if you have to. There is no shame if you end up working for a while and go to school part-time IF you want to.</p>
<p>Good luck! Don’t fall for the “college is necessary for everyone” line!</p>
<p>A degree IS important. I mean, youll be nothing in the career world without a degree. And honestly, catering is not gonna get you far. You need to look at the real side of things. Engineering. Medical. Those are important because there will always be people who are trying to construct things and people are always sick. </p>
<p>Degrees are important and people who have college degrees make more money, and are generally happier, than people without them. College graduates also have lower unemployment rates than high school graduates and lower.</p>
<p>Now, with that out of the way - there are plenty of people who DON’T get college degrees and are gainfully employed. It’s untrue that you’ll be “nothing” in the career world without a college degree - but you do need some kind of on-the-job training or vocational/technical training to get the better paying jobs that don’t require a college degree. Since you’re at a community college I’m betting that your CC offers at least a few technical majors that you can do in 2 years or less to get a job. Take some time to do a little Internet research to see what you can do without a college degree. Do you like to work with your hands? Would you want to go into the medical field in a more assisting/allied health role (like nursing or medical assistant or CNA)? Construction, HVAC, electrical work? Aircraft maintenance? Most Americans DO NOT have a college degree, and yet most Americans are employed.</p>
<p>I feel like I say this all the time - but my brother was in CC for a semester and decided he hated it. He wanted to work with his hands and make money, not sit in class. So he dropped out and worked for a multinational shipping company for a while. He made decent money there, but decided he wanted a technical career field that had more earning potential, so he did a training program for a few months over a summer (I think maybe 3 months) to become an electrical line worker. He got a job before he even finished the training program and works for a major electrical company in his area. This was all before he turned 20 years old. He doesn’t make i-banker money, but he makes above the national median salary; he has great benefits and he owns his own house (at age 26. He bought it when he was almost 21). And he’s still an apprentice so he has the potential to earn a lot more money. I have a PhD and am a research scientist and our salaries are about the same.</p>
<p>And get this: his job will pay for him to get his bachelor’s degree. So he’s currently taking classes.</p>
<p>Also if you find yourself not interested in anything then perhaps you should consider talking to someone about depression.</p>
<p>College isn’t for everyone. We live in a society that promotes the notion that “everyone needs a college education,” and this isn’t really true. For a lot of jobs a college education is necessary, but by no means all. </p>
<p>Do you like working with your hands? Have you considered a trade school? You could get into something like welding, electrical work, HVAC etc. without having to take much in the way of “academic” courses. It would be mostly hands on stuff, and all of those fields offer the potential to make a lot of money. Most involve a 1 year certificate, with employment being practically guaranteed upon completion in many areas. </p>
<p>What types of interests do you have? This is where you really have to start asking yourself this and really figuring it out. If you’re dropping out of college, you’ll need to find an alternative.</p>
<p>If you could get any a real entry-level job in your community that you chose, what would it be? Job title? Employer? </p>