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Considering dropping out...
Im currently a freshman, enrolled at a 2 year university college campus. I havent paid for anything out of pocket, it was covered by financial aid. I thought i was going to go into music, but realized its not my priority anymore and had an existential crisis where i broke down crying because i dont know what i want to do anymore, and im having a hard time with school. Not that its hard, im just not motivated. I attend class, but dont do the work. Im 18 and just moved out of my parents' house. Im only able to work 20 hours a week (housekeeping is during the day) and need to get another job, but that'll leave me with even less time/motivation for school work. Im seriously considering dropping at semester. I know its hard to go back when you leave. I know it makes it hard to get a good job, but what does that matter if i dont know what carreer I want? Im feeling like i need to just work and make time for life while Im young, because no one really gets that chance until theyre too old to enjoy the nitty gritty of the adventures. I want to work, and save, and travel, and just really live instead of stressing over the amount of money im wasting and things im relearning over for the third or so time. I just dont feel like it's for me... someone please help, i really need some advice. Im so confused about my life right now.
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I agree with adviceman. Even at 20 I wasn't sure what I would study if I went to college. I took the tests a college gives to find out where your interests lie by answering a set of questions. The vocational areas that got the highest ratings where the ones to go for. I came out even scores on all areas, non stuck out as higher interest. This was over 30 years ago and I doubt college offer such tests anymore.
At 18 or even 20, we don't really know what we want to do. Best thing for you is to take time off from school, start a job you can get without a degree and work a couple years and also put away money in savings. If you have roomates, that helps with cost, and you can ease into school slowly when you've figured out what you want to do. It may be that you have not yet experienced or done things that would give you a clue that this is something you really like and may have a forte for. Theres nothing wrong with going to school part time and working once you are going for something you have interest in. Interest will help you want to do the homework rather than avoid it
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Two things first. You should update your age as we show you as being 13. The other is you are not alone there are many others your age that feel the same way for a variety of reasons. A couple of the biggest reasons; I thought I knew what I wanted and now I don't & I really need to take a break from school.
Sometimes taking a year off is a good thing. You have been hard at it for 12 years and you just are not ready for college. There is nothing wrong with that. As for returning to college there are many ways of doing so today that were not available just a few years a go. In a sense you can have your cake and eat it to.
My Daughter in-law is a good example of what I mean. she is working full time at a job she trained for in college and now wants her masters degree. She cannot afford the time to go back to school full time or even part-time. She is taking classes on-line. It will take her longer but she is working at a pace that she can handle without being over loaded and as she says to me. I attend class in my jammies and bunny slippers.
You can go and find a full time job. Work at the jib for a while; lets say a year. Then look at the on-line schools and find one that offers a course in what ever field you wish to study. What is nice about some of the on-line schools is that many offer the same degree as a brick and mortar school but only requiring the core courses for the degree. This saves you even more money as you are not taking courses you do not need to work in your career field. Many of these on-line schools are a work at your own pace type of instruction.
It will take longer to get your degree this way but it is a lot easier to get motivated for one or two classes at a time then a semester filled with 60 to 80 credit hours.
I should be advising you to stay in school but I feel that would be wrong based on what you have written. If you can't motivate yourself then your wasting money. If the problem is your a way from home for the first time and mom was your motivator in primary school then that is a whole different problem you need to work out for yourself.
One thing you should do considering you feel lost without direction is to go to the counseling center and ask to be tested for what career choice(s) you are best suited for. This will help you decide which classes to take.
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