Quitting School

PearlJamaholic

i really dont like school and its not just the school work. the first semester wasnt that bad, i kinda was looking forword to it all. i mean i even went and got my ged so i could go back. but the whole thing has been a let down. but now in my 4th semester ive hated school since like halfway through the 2nd. i find the whole thing depressing and everything.

for certain reasons im in a pretty good deal of getting everything paid for plus i get UC. so basically i am getting paid to go to school. so i dont want to ruin this chance. but like school makes me so depressed. it took like 2 weeks into x-mass break for things to kinda lift and now just three days or so back i dont even wanna wake up.

last semester i joined student government cause i like politics and all that junk. that whole ordeal is a mess and just showed how useless it is. i really thought about quitting that too. i just might tell them next meeting that im done. i thought about quitting pretty much after a month of doing it and yet im still there.

i think school is to social for me for one. i honestly dont care if i pass or not. i make no extra effort at all. i dont study for tests. i just go do the work and then leave. for me school is like an obligation and thats it. so im thinking its time to quit and get another minimum wage job.

Rygar

How long before you are done?
And I assume you mean university?

PearlJamaholic

ill been kinda done in decemeber. unless i choose to go on, which i wont.

and yes college.

Brain of J.Lo

PearlJamaholic wrote:

ill been kinda done in decemeber.

I don't know what this means...other than that you need to stay in school.

brainofPJ

that's pretty much how i felt and i also quit school last semester.

i've thought about it and think i'm going to try and suck it up and go back.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

If you don't care, you should definitely quit and let someone else take your spot who wants to be there.

Rygar

I would say suck it up and finish it. I'm assuming you can't get your $$ back.

PearlJamaholic

Saturnal wrote:

If you don't care, you should definitely quit and let someone else take your spot who wants to be there.

theres plenty of room for people still. there have been increases in enrollment and classes still arent always full. they sometimes cancel classes cause there arent enough students.

Ms. Haiku

Stay in school especially since you are on a free ride (it sounds.) A lot of my college sucked, but the diploma is worth it.

First and foremost, change that attitude. Make it a priority, make it worth your time. I wish I had more good natured fun in college, even fun was stressful

So, I'm not saying don't have life because even though you are in University/College, you are still living. What I'm saying is find something worth your time. Give yourself a week to just wander around campus, and get excited about something new. Maybe change your major direction. Expand your mind in possiblities.

The one thing about college - you'll never be around a group of people so dedicated to learning again. Even the ones that don't study and party all the time see value in getting that diploma, in learning something new.

PearlJamaholic

Rygar wrote:

I would say suck it up and finish it. I'm assuming you can't get your $$ back.

the whole thing is free, i mentioned that. probably part of the problem. its kinda a built in guilt trip, haha.

Get_Right

dude
you are crazy

best place to meet women=in class/at school

Thats all the reason in the world. Stay in school.

Rygar

PearlJamaholic wrote:

the whole thing is free, i mentioned that. probably part of the problem. its kinda a built in guilt trip, haha.

Sorry. I DID read that, but as far as my brain is concerned it is still 3 am.
I still say suck it up and get er done.

brainofPJ

Get_Right wrote:

dude
you are crazy

best place to meet women=in class/at school

Thats all the reason in the world. Stay in school.

i wonder if i wasn't married if i would be more motivated in school...

Ms. Haiku

brainofPJ wrote:

i wonder if i wasn't married if i would be more motivated in school...

Assuming you graduate, what do you plan on doing after December?

PearlJamaholic

Ms. Haiku wrote:

Stay in school especially since you are on a free ride (it sounds.) A lot of my college sucked, but the diploma is worth it.

First and foremost, change that attitude. Make it a priority, make it worth your time. I wish I had more good natured fun in college, even fun was stressful

So, I'm not saying don't have life because even though you are in University/College, you are still living. What I'm saying is find something worth your time. Give yourself a week to just wander around campus, and get excited about something new. Maybe change your major direction. Expand your mind in possiblities.

The one thing about college - you'll never be around a group of people so dedicated to learning again. Even the ones that don't study and party all the time see value in getting that diploma, in learning something new.

ive had a year to walk around.....and there is nothing new.

and to who every said girls. what if i dont like girls? and im not very social. i dont like being around lots of people. more than 3 people is very awkward.

(i dont know how i go to pj shows)

see everything that goes with school i dont like.

oddly i now have to get ready to go to school

yippie!!!!!!!!!!!(that was sarcasm)

brainofPJ

Ms. Haiku wrote:

Assuming you graduate, what do you plan on doing after December?

actually i'm not in school right now.

we are going on a trip so i wanted to wait until this semester ends...

and now with a move to chicago looking like it could happen, i need to start looking at schools in the big city.

meme

Ms. Haiku wrote:

The one thing about college - you'll never be around a group of people so dedicated to learning again.

Where did you go to school? I want to teach there

Ms. Haiku

meme wrote:

Where did you go to school? I want to teach there

University of Michigan.

Isn't that the best part of college - to learn? To be around people who want to learn? I, of course, always wanted a zillion-dollar salary after I graduated, but sometimes life is not what we expected.

I wished I learned more languages. In hindsight I think my priorities were a little off. I was too stressed out and narrow in focus to take advantage of learning what I really wanted to do. If someone convinced me then that do what you love and the money will follow - I would have attended more language courses. My one regret is that I didn't pursue languages more. When those classes were hard I just stopped. Who earns money from knowing different languages anyway - if only I knew the endless possibilities!

Ms. Haiku

brainofPJ wrote:

actually i'm not in school right now.

we are going on a trip so i wanted to wait until this semester ends...

and now with a move to chicago looking like it could happen, i need to start looking at schools in the big city.

Sorry, I responded to the wrong person.

GreenTeaDisease

what is it about school that depresses you?

god I love school, I wish could afford to just keep getting graduate degrees.

audiodave

To the oringal poster...what are you studying? If you don't care, it's probably because you're just not interested in it. I was the same until I got to university level, and then I became interested in what I was studying.

4 years later, i've lost interest.