@Chrissy j
Stay in college and get a part time job in the field where you think your going. Work in the environment. Make sure it’s what you think it is.
For me, I learned more from my clients than I did in all the classes I took. But, after a couple of years I realized that I was learning how to pay attention to my clients in those classes. I would not have learned so much had I not had both the classes and the work. I learned all about the environment, expectations as well as the limitations I would be facing.
The general ed classes go away. The point of those classes is to be sure you can handle the real classes. If you can’t read and write academically you won’t pass the classes you want to take. Yes, it sucks that we all have to take them, but, there are people who think they are capable but they really are not. Then they want to blame the system for letting them fail. This is how the system protects itself from those who can’t handle the pressure. Hang in there, it gets better.
A friend of mine did the whole college thing, got the degree and spent three months on the job only to realize it was nothing like what he wanted it to be. He hated everything about that job. Because he had made plans, back in high school, he felt like he HAD to follow through and make the job work. He didn’t want to fail after so many years of hard work and determination. I often asked him to try some interning, to check it out. But he was so sure. He spent 9 months hating that job, only to be fired for having a bad attitude. That sure woke him up.
When we are young, we romantacize our idea of what a job must be like and expect only the best. We have no experience to understand the reality of that job. When we get that job, we find out the reality, and for some of us, it’s not as fun as we wanted it to be. So, take some time, educate yourself and find a way to experience a few environments before you make any big decisions.
