Thinking of quitting dance...?
If you enjoy dance, then don't quit. Rather than quit, perhaps take less classes but classes that will help you more, or consolidate what you are taking to classes that will help improve your dance technique. If the modern isn't codified modern such as Graham, Horton or Limon, it isn't real modern and wont help much in the way of dance technique. Competition dance works more on tricks than strong dance technique. It doesn't help you become a better dancer and it costs more, Acro will not help your dance technique but it will help with tricks. You should examine what you really want out of dance. For improving technique you need more ballet. If I were you, I would lose the pointe shoes and take more ballet classes on flat to build strong ballet technique. The fact that you have trouble with spotting and balance for pirouettes reflects your problems with basic ballet technique. Once you use your time better there, you will see how it will improve everything you do in dance. It will also cost less if you don't do the competitions. So, my advice to you is don't quit dance but change what classes you take. Don't take hip hop and acro but continue with tap if you love it and feel confident. Add more ballet and drop the jazz for the moment and the modern forever if it isn't codified modern as it wont get you anywhere. Strong ballet dancers can dance anything. My daughter was professionally trained in ballet and modern and didn't take any hip hop classes yet has choreographed music videos. Dancers trained with strong dance technique have the muscle technique and dance vocabulary to dance anything. It just becomes different choreography. You wasted time before in a place that didn't give you the training you needed. Don't do it again by wasting time on things that wont help your basic dance technique, because that is what you really need to work on if you want to improve. I wish you the best of luck in your classes.
I'm taking Virtual school but, thinking of quitting that course. What will happen?
I started Florida Virtual School over the summer and my schedule says i'm signed up for that same course. well i'm only done with about 42% of the course and I think it would be harder for me to finish it when school starts back up. so, i'm thinking of dropping the online course and taking it in school instead. but, I read the Contact-Drop policy and it says that it will give me an automatic "F". If I take it at school instead of finishing it online will it hurt me? or when I finish the course at school will it replace the "F"? Also, How do I drop the course? Do I just call my Teacher and say "hey, I wanna drop this course." or do I talk to my counselor about dropping it? How do I drop this Course.
Too many injuries training jiu jitsu.. Thinking about quitting... Anyone with the same issue?
I agree with Kokoro, you have some shitty training partners. This is the fundamental difference between an MMA school and BJJ schools. In MMA schools, most guys are rolling with you to kill you. In BJJ schools, we train to be calm, and to not hurt our opponents. I'm sorry you feel the need to quit. I would too, if I were in your situation. But why not give it one more go, before quitting. Go try out a pure BJJ gym, or another school if you can. Most of us don't roll with the intention of hurting others. That's not to say accidents and injuries don't happen in BJJ...but that many injuries in a span of 8 months is way too much. I say give it one last shot, before hanging up your gi for good.
I'm in a second year of engineering and thinking about quitting and pursuing a management course. Is it advisable considering everything (job, growth, exposure)? I plan on doing an MBA afterwards.
Engineering is a tough program, and can take motivation and ability to get through. Why did you choose engineering? If you knew very little about it and an engineer relative suggested it would be a good career, maybe it was not the best choice for you. If you chose it, you must have had reasons. Don’t get too discouraged, just think about what work you would find interesting and enjoyable for your future. If an engineering degree would be a benefit, maybe try to get through. Engineering and an MBA can be a good combination, and open doors to jobs in engineering management, which you might like better than more routine technical work.If you feel that spending any more time and money on engineering could never be of benefit, then maybe quit. If you do, spend your free time in self-assessment, and try to discover what you really would enjoy most as a career, and what you may have some natural ability for. Those are the critical factors for success in any career. Then see what you’d need to do to get there.
As a chartered accountant student have you ever thought of quitting the course midway?
Through the course!?I was in the midst of quitting the course whilst I was just handed over the accountancy paper (Final). I had gone blank. Everything seemed new to me. Perhaps my brain (whatever little I have that is) had stopped functioning for those 15 odd minutes... I just couldn't figure out what to write/ what to answer/ how to answer. I just didn't know what to do... Clueless I was... In the middle of the exam; the first paper in fact!I had gotten up to handover my blank answer sheet to the invigilator as I felt like a fool sitting there and just staring at the question paper...Then ... Out of nowhere, I had this sudden kind of realisation! I had not spent my last 3-4 months for giving up like that! I'm no loser and accountancy is my thing. There wasn't any question which I cannot solve. With these few thoughts, I sat back. I started solving the problems. Whatever little I was able to manage. And then it wasn't all that bad. Yes. I attempted 100 marks. All of it. In less than 2.5 hours. CA is NOT for quitters. It's for fighters. One of my teachers mentioned this on one heavy evening after a class:CA final is not an exam. It's a WAR. And one has to prepare for it like a war. And wars are not for quitters. It's for survivors!
Does anyone of you ever thought of quitting the medical college?
Yes! I have. A lot. More than I'd like to admit. I'm in my penultimate year of medical school. It's a love-hate relationship that I have come to respect profoundly. I started medical school with an idealistic view. I knew it was going to be a long and hard process, I just did not expect it to cause a breakdown. Psychological and physical and mental breakdowns. I have had a couple. But then, I picked myself up and questioned why? Motivation. Your motivation has to be a force of nature in you. I come from a ‘3rd world’ country, that is corrupt and has been used for the gain of ‘1st world’ countries. The masses are neglected and the rich few keep getting richer. Medical care is stunted and short-staffed. It gives me immense satisfaction to be of help. I may get tired after long days of learning about new cases and studying, but that sincere ‘Thank you' that tells me I've made someone's life better, in a world where people aren't as opportuned as I am to be in my position, pushes me harder.Some days I do not want to get up. Some days I sprint out of bed. Some days blur out to weeks and I forget what the date is. I come back from the hospital, satisfied and fulfilled everyday during my student practices. This is all in one word: Passion, for medicine.
What can I do if I quit my engineering studies in my 3rd year?
Firstly, Hi-five!!! Because I too felt the need to drop out in my 3rd year.I too thought that I had enough of this same bullshit and can't take it anymore. But there was an ulterior motive behind my decision. I had taken interest in stock trading during my second year. I felt that if I researched further and worked further, then I could start earning from it. The only thing that was preventing me from working on the stocks was college. College responsibilities like labs, records, observations, unit tests, models, sems, lectures, etc etc pissed me off to the extreme. I told my mom about how i felt and said that I wanted to drop out and also kinda assured her that I can take care of myself. But, she said this:Mom: " I can understand your situation. Ok. I too believe that your interests might lift you up in life. But, at many points in life, you would have to meet people and discuss deals regarding your business right?" Me: "Ya. So?"Mom: "So, at that time when you are giving your visiting card, what would it say?"Me: *poker face* "Umm..nothing"Mom: "Then how would people trust your talents? Even if you express high intelligence, how would they believe that a 12th pass-out can have enough knowledge and skills to execute the deals? If you were in that position , would you believe in a guy who has nothing but a 12th certificate and trust him with your money?"Me: "I get it. :("Mom: "Just a year more. Finish it and you can have something to put behind your name in your cards :) "Moral: Engineering is tough. 8 semesters, 48 theory exams, 20 lab exams, 20 records, 20 observations, 144 unit tests, 20 model exams. Many engineering students feel like dropping out in the middle. Of course its tough. But, remember this and never forget this: If you can do engineering, you will be able to do anything in life!All those efforts to pass, all night studies, remembering thousands of pages of content, equations, derivations, will give you the confidence later that if you could do that, you would be able to do anything in life!!Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors!.
Should I quit college for a future in martial arts?
No, don't do it. Education is far more important now than ever. Given the globalization of the work force, you need an undergraduate degree now as a young adult just to survive. Very few people make any money at martial arts. The good ones I know barely scrape by. If you want to have any future in it, you need a career that can support you to pay for the good lessons, the travel, and the tournaments. And frankly, the prize money for women in MMA pales in comparison to male fighters. Check out this link on Gina Carano. It says women MMA fighters make 5% of what men do. So, at three fights a year, the best woman in MMA makes $75K US in prize money. Factor in the travel, trainers, she barely breaks even. And, one bad injury, you are out for life. http://mma.fanhouse.com/2008/10/15/gina-caranos-toughest-fight-getting-recognition-for-womens-mm/ You get good careers through advanced education. Stay in school, work hard, and continue to train. They, when your fighting career is over, you can use your engineering training to support you for a lifetime.
Is it advisable to quit my job in order to learn courses from Udacity, Coursera?
In last 2.5 years, I've completed over 20 online courses (with certificates) and learned from many other lecture series...I have worked a 10-to-8 job all this while...So, your assumption that there is no way one can take up courses while doing a job is faulty... unless you think I'm far more capable than you. Thank you for indirect compliment in that case.Is it hard to juggle your learning and your job simultaneously? Yes. Are the courses time-consuming? Yes, but it has equal benefits. But trust me, it is not impossible to do both together. Yes, learning will be slow but think of the alternative. If you're planning to quit your job to concentrate on courses, you better be ready to spend each and every moment of your time to do that... that's the only way you can justify such a drastic step to yourself. After some time, you'll find that learning all the time without any opportunity to apply what you learned will eat at you. Having a good and relevant job ensures that doesn't happen.Also, if you're adamant about quitting your job for self-study, have you planned for how long would you like to remain jobless. 1 year? 2? As you mentioned that there's no end to the learning opportunities on internet, there's no end to how much you can learn...And when you decide to get back to a job, how are you planning to explain the 1-2 year gap.I hope you consider all this before thinking about quitting your job. Best of luck with your learning journey.