I told myself more than a year ago that i was just gonna skip a semester, but i haven't gone back since. I really dont want to but i know i have to and i always think about it. Yes i hate taking classes, but even when i try to do good, i still can't succeed. I failed some classes. I was embarrassed and I've been delaying doing it again.
I also know if i dont graduate i have nowhere to go. I dont have any skills especially those decent jobs that dont require a degree. At least with a degree i have something to offer? I dont even know what i wanna do career wise but im willing to take any major that seems logical.
Anyway I've been seriously considering going back. Im 22 already. My friends are all doing great. Graduating, getting good jobs (i work in a restaurant), getting their second degrees, getting their own place, etc. meanwhile im still the same person i was when i was 18. Got nothing else achieved since finishing high school.
I know if i decide to go for it again, i have to be all in. I wanna be. I just dont know if im capable.
I don't know.. i might just be venting because everything feels heavy. I have a boyfriend and he’s doing great, he’s stable, knows what he wants. I can't talk to him about it because im ashamed.
I also know if i dont graduate i have nowhere to go. I dont have any skills especially those decent jobs that dont require a degree. At least with a degree i have something to offer? I dont even know what i wanna do career wise but im willing to take any major that seems logical.
Anyway I've been seriously considering going back. Im 22 already. My friends are all doing great. Graduating, getting good jobs (i work in a restaurant), getting their second degrees, getting their own place, etc. meanwhile im still the same person i was when i was 18. Got nothing else achieved since finishing high school.
I know if i decide to go for it again, i have to be all in. I wanna be. I just dont know if im capable.
I don't know.. i might just be venting because everything feels heavy. I have a boyfriend and he’s doing great, he’s stable, knows what he wants. I can't talk to him about it because im ashamed.
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Ok. Listen.
You need to go back.
You need to go back even more than you feel like you do.
This post got to me. I see a lot of myself in some of what you said here. My journey was different than yours I'm sure. But I've also found myself taking a semester off and working in a restaurant when I was 22. I know what you're feeling looking at your friends doing well while you feel stuck.
I'm not going to go into my own story, because that doesn't really matter here.
But please listen to me. You need to go back. And you need to go back as soon as you possibly can. Do not put this off. Do not continue to think about it. You will regret not going back... if there's any small part of you that's considering it... you will regret not going back if you don't.
If you believe in "signs" consider my stumbling on this post and writing this to you as "a sign."
You need to get back into school. You need to do it as soon as that's practical. Or you're gonna regret it.
It may be that you just learn differently than school tried to make you learn. So dont just say you're dumb. If you're in the US you could always try an online school. If in another country I'm sure they have online school too but I just like to share this one.
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Academics is mostly about effort. Some people will catch on easier. For some, it'll take a bit more time. But if you put in your best, you'll get through it.