Q&A: I think I want to drop out of college?
Question by Trevor: I think I want to drop out of college?
Alright, just to give you guys a little back story: My dad got C’s and D’s throughout high school and graduated from the University of Miami with a Master’s in Business. My mom made A’s throughout high school and graduated graduated from Syracuse University with a Master’s in Accounting. I kept a 4.0 GPA throughout high school (took really hard classes too) and took a lot of honors and dual-enrollment courses that I also got transfer credit to college for. I worked my ass off throughout high school (got home from school and worked on homework and extra credit until around 10:00 at night).
Now, I’m a freshman at the University of Miami. I was going to major in Computer Science, but after looking through my required courses, I’ve found it’s not something I really want to do, so I was going to switch to something like Business, like my dad did. But this semester has been hell, and next semester is supposed to be even worse. I have a $ 150,000 (4 years) scholarship, but I have to maintain a 3.0 to keep it. And so far, I’m barely able to manage an 2.5 (if that). I’m 800 miles from home, and I don’t think I can take it another semester, let alone 3 more years. I’m not following what I really want to do. I’m just afraid of being labeled a failure because of being a college dropout. My dad has a career in real estate, overseas contracting, and construction (he makes anywhere from $ 120k/year to $ 2million/year). And he doesn’t even use or need his degree for that. So, I would want to work with him and eventually take over when he retires. I’ve talked to all my friends about it, and they said that if it feels right, I should do it. I even talked to my dad on the phone, and he was understanding and said, “If it’s what you really want to do, I’ll support you.” I just want to make sure it’s what I want. Another thing is that I don’t connect with anybody down here. I tried going out and partying for the first month or so, but it’s just not me. And that’s almost all people do here. Everyone I know here watches sports on tv (I don’t like sports, never have), parties and gets wasted, and goes to class. Meanwhile, I stay in my room, playing video games, listening to music, watching movies, talking to friends, missing home, studying, going to class, and occasionally going to a movie or something. I just can’t stand it here almost. I’m struggling in half of my classes, I don’t think I’ll be able to maintain a 3.0 (lose my scholarship), I miss home so much, and I don’t connect with anybody. I’m going insane almost. Plus, the major I would get is almost useless. I would like to just take a break for awhile. I worked my ass off so much in high school, and I think I’m just overwhelmed. I enjoy writing. I love writing short stories and essays for classes, so I really would like to pursue that. I just don’t know what to do. I need some helpful advice.
Best answer:
Answer by random_jpg
Change majors to something you enjoy or a subject that you excel in. If you enjoy writing explore pursuing a career in journalism or switch over to humanities, English, or a liberal arts degree. It’s is true that many people with non-technical degrees end up in occupations and fields that are not related to their degree. With that in mind I think you should still work toward attaining a 4 year degree. You have the brains to do this and later on you will look on it as completing a major accomplishment. Life is short, college does not go on forever; and you should be enjoying the experience before you have to go out into the ‘real world.’ Growing up is overrated.
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