kind of a vent post but not really. I ended up giving up uni bc i was struggling too much: the commute is a sensory nightmare (heavy city traffic when i had my classes) and when i get to class i doze off and completely lose track of the lecture. I was 2 years behind in my exams and felt trapped, stupid and a complete inept. Then after seeing a therapist a few times (they diagnosed me) they pitched the idea of specializing in something i actually liked, which led me to sort of drop out (still havent officially) but im sure my decision is final, bc i really started struggling to keep up with lectures i didnt care about even though i liked my major. I feel like all these past few years i only started college bc i guess thats what i was supposed to do. But now i feel much lighter and freer. I dunno what ill specialize in bc theres too much stuff i like and i cant choose, but i hope it gets better
You can always come back and/or do part time (1 or 2 classes) at your local community college. There’s no race. :)
i dont think we have community colleges here
I can help if you’d like for me to look. Shoot ne a dm if you want. There are also some really good online universities these days. Also, there’s a guide I have pinned at the top of [email protected] that may be useful.
I’ve been there as well. It will take awhile, and ime a lot of the courses in North American unis are ‘fluff’ courses to fill out the degree program and make as much money off of the student as possible. Those extra, bullshit courses infuriated me so I also dropped out. I hate n.a. unis because of that. They are all for-profit business’ now after all…
I also have an interest in basically everything, so I asked myself what can I do that would have the biggest impact on the world? And then… idk save up enough money to finish my degree in Europe or something.
Congrats! I switched 5 places of formal studying before finally quitting and never coming back and I have 0 regret. Its really good advice from psych to rather focus on something you like
