<p>Well, you seem to have a pretty solid plan.</p>
<p>However, there are aspects of it that also seem pretty unrealistic.</p>
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<li>It’s unlikely you’ll get an internship after dropping out of college - would you be happy if the only jobs available were working as a waiter, in retail, or even at fast food or as a bagger at a grocery store? It’s a tough economy and I’m not sure you can expect glamorous employment as a college dropout, even as one “in transition”. It may be even more difficult to find a job that will give you more time to work on your business plan than school will. Employers may be reluctant to hire you for just a few hours a week. It’s widely understood that students have more time than most ;).</li>
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<p>Volunteering on the side is certainly an option, however, and as paid opportunities are declining unpaid ones are increasing. I don’t think it’s a good idea to drop out of college and totally devote yourself to volunteer work or your bussiness plan without some hours of paying work on the side, however.</p>
<p>Again, all this begs into question, how much extra time will you really have if you drop out?</p>
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<li><p>What is your financial plan for attending the international university? Would you save up, take out loans, or would your parents support your move and the extra cost associated with it? How difficult are admission standards? Your credits may not transfer, but do you have the grades? Will your “gap year” be seen as a productive use of time by the school in the question, or would they prefer you transfer as a current student? </p></li>
<li><p>Your disdain toward your current university seems pretty unfounded. Degrees from local schools aren’t useless - in fact, many employers respect them just as much as a degree from more well-known schools. There’s many reasons a student may choose a local school over a more “prestigious” one, cost being one major difference (not all students have the wealth to attend nationally-recognized universities). Even an employer accross the country understands this, and many will evaluate you on the basis of courseload, grades, recommendations/references, experience, etc. - NOT on the name of your university. A local school is a sufficient stepping stone for almost any career, anywhere. And a liberal arts degree from a local school, if combined with internship experience in fields of your interest, also doesn’t translate into a “random office job.” Many people take their liberal arts degrees to do policy research, become journalists, work in publishing houses, write grants for nonprofits, or do other really specific things in areas of their specific interest…</p></li>
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<p>I’m not saying you should stay at your current university, but there are some points where your posts seem a little on the black and white aka loony side. I don’t have enough time for my business/but I will have time if I quit and get a job, if I don’t go to a nationally recognized university I can’t get a job outside of my state, blahdeblah. Some of it just doesn’t seem well thought out or true. I never think it’s a good idea to continue on course if you’re unhappy - indeed, I wish I had taken a break to rethink my course as early as you are considering breaking, but you should be realistically and honestly evaluating the reasons for your unrest, and not making up fallacies to justify your decisions.</p>