Drop out of uni to join the army?
OK, so to cut a long story short i finished school in 09 and have gone travelling for 2 years, now this is my first year at uni and i am hating life. everything about it. i cant be bothered doing anything anymore and i am normally such a motivated person! I hate my course, i have no social life and im simply not interested. I love the physical aspects of the army and the lifestyle sounds like its for me but should i finish my dead end bachelor degree of science which takes me no where or join? I am thinking of become a medic in the army which they provide training for. I went to a grammar school, thus parents have paid a lot for my education and got a great score. I am doing this course because i dont know what i want to do and it is broad. I dont know if dropping out is a really bad move but i really dont think i can take much more of this. I dont fit in to this uni life and its not all its cranked up to be....all the events and social life and awesomeness of uni that everyone goes on about does not exist. I hate my life and i want to be happy. I think happiness is of greater importance than studying for 3 plus years and being miserable. I dont feel part of anything and i dont ever feel a sense of achievement in anything i do. I think the army would give me all those feeling back! What do you think? Thanks
Should I drop out of university?
I don't know. It's New Years Day, 3am, slightly tipsy. But I've been thinking it ever since I started my 2nd year of university. Should I drop out of uni. I just hate literature. I don't like reading, writing essays or generally thinking for myself (which my geography course seems to love). I just don't enjoy doing the assemesents for my course. I know not everyone does but they at least they have the motivation. I don't. I do like geography, I'm fascinated by patterns, maps, landscapes, climate etc I guess I was spoon fed too much at GCSE and College or something. This does make me sound pathetic but I seriously think I can succeed somewhere else. I dunno. I'm kind of hoping for someone to have the perfect answer. If people reply it'll be the "your so far into the course, don't give up" stuff (I am thankful for your replies). But I am secretly wanting people who have dropped and didn;t regret it at all to reply. Happy New Year hey
Should i drop out of University?
Put the boyfriend issue aside for a moment. Even without him as an issue, it sounds like Swansea was a poor fit for you. The idea of going to a different uni that's a better fit is, IMO, a good one. Your year at Swansea was in no way a waste of time. If nothing else, it's shown you what you do not want in your next uni, and given you an idea for the things you really want to have. Whichever uni you pick next, make sure it gives you the things you want to have in a uni. Perhaps that's closeness to home, but it's more than that as well - make sure that the unis you apply to next fit you well. Visit them. Spend some time there. Get a sense of the feeling of the place, and the people. Ask the unis to which you apply if they can grant you any sort of advanced standing for the work you did at Swansea. Sometimes, this is possible, and it's certainly worth asking about.
What happens if you drop out of college?
Here's the thing. If you drop out of college, my advice would be to start finding some sort of job, immediately. There is a guy who I work with (at a convenience store) and he's younger than me, 20 I believe and he's a manager there and for the store that it is, it's "okay" money. Of course he has the opportunity to move up in position. If you are willing to do something like that then by all means go for it. Trust me, I'm in college right now and I'm not enjoying it too much. It's not my major I dislike, it's having to be tested and failing no matter how much I study. I've gotten too many D's than I'd like to admit, and I have to repeat courses. It's discouraging and I want to quit too but what will happen if I do quit? You aren't a failure. School isn't for everyone. It isn't for me either but I'm toughing it out. I can't stand it but it will help eventually, when I want to find a better job. Your life won't be over if you drop out. But it might be a little more difficult to get a better paying job. Unless you decide to take a risk and open your own business which is a real possibility and you make it off well! It could happen. But you aren't a failure, I assure you. That kid at my job isn't a failure. He's enjoying his life.