WHAT IS THE NEXT RIGHT THING TO DO ?i was going to a vocational school for welding i completed 3 semesters?
816416
There may be another reason for the turnabout that has nothing to do with what seemed to be an innocent in-house conversation.\n\nThe school may have kept you in training as long as they could in order to get the maximum tuition payments, then dropped you from the program just prior to graduation. This practice unfortunately is common in vocational schools - perhaps they think you are too old or perhaps they just don't think you will be successful as a welder. \n\nEither way, the sudden turnabout is totally suspicious and your next stop is the vocational education office for the State of Michigan that has been paying for your training. \n\nGood luck, Bill
489183
Finish uni, you might regret it in the future if you quit now. If you don't finish, you might be asked at a job interview what you did for those 2 years and it wouldn't look good if you said you just gave up your degree. A year goes by faster than you think.
827964
Go to a community college for a year, make sure your grades are good, and then go wherever you want.  Tell your counselor that enouragement like theirs has no place in the education system.
894319
Look for a job that pays for higher education.  I got my 2nd and 3rd degree for fun because the company paid for it.  I ended up going at night after work.
170121
Yes, you probably have the right to be dissappointed.  Yes, she should have caaled to tell you what was happenng.  Yes, you should do your best to find a new partner for future projects.  No, you should not go around school venting your feelings.
243757
of course you can finish. Call your local board of education. They can help you.
363107
I was in the same situation as you..\nat the end of high school I had a million people telling me I had all the potential, and where was I going to college? \nI had mixed feelings about all this..  should I just go to make every one else happy? or what?  ..\n I decided that college wasn't the right thing for right away.. mostly because I didn't have any money and I was afraid of spending money on something I wasn't really sure I wanted to do anyway...\nIt took me one year out of High school to realize how much I missed being in school and missed the interaction with peers and all that...\n I also came to a realization that I really did have a passion in life and I finally decided to peruse it regardless of what other people told me about women in the profession... I moved 3000 miles to the other side of the country.. I took a huge risk in asking my BF of 4 years at that point to come with me or loose me... and I am now in my 3rd out of 5 yrs in architecture school and I am actually ranked 1st in my class.....\nmy point in telling my "life story" is that some times you just need some time to yourself to step back and reflect on where and who you are..  I know it sounds cheesy but during that year off I learned  a llot about "the real world" and myself and knew that I could do better than $8.25/hr at my local retail store ...  good luck.. you sound like an intelligent girl, trying to make the right decision...\nmy advice is talk to your parents but don't feel as though you are disappointing them if you don't want the same thing as them.. look into some colleges or even some certificate programs.. like massage therapy and other one year programs.. most community colleges have them...  see if you are finding anything you are interested in... if not there is nothing wrong with taking a year off.. and besides that year will be a good time to save money if you do decide to go to college....but like I said you are an intelligent person.. you just have to find "your thing"    good luck in life :)\n but like the other girl said ..  college is a great experience and you don't want to regret never going... or at least trying :)
457946
Sure. You were part of the class until then. And after that there's only 3 years left. They'll remember you if you went to any of the others.
826767
I recommend that you give the real reasons but that you try to do so without assigning blame\n\nDear Headmaster Soandso,\n  It was with the intention of helping children who deeply need the specialized attention this institution was concieved to provide that I accepted this post. (Here detail the things you had hoped to do and how excited you had been about the potential value of the programs)Over time, I have found that it is impossible to meet that goal here and so with great regret, I must give notice that effective January 1, 2007, I will be resigning.\n  Yours very truly, etc, etc.\n\nYou can cross a bridge without burning it. When you are applying for similar positions in the future, explain your departure from this school as gently as you can without lying... something like "I did not feel that there was enough opportunity there for me to really meet the needs of the children entrusted to our care"\nGood luck.
876674
A friend of mine just completed the MA program at my school & is having the same problem. She says the college placed her in a position that led to nowhere. I suggested to go to an employment agency that specializes in health care. She found a temp. position in weeks. Time will tell if it works though...
885287
Talk to your school's guidance counselor's office. They can help you with a resume, aptitude testing and may even have a job board from local employers that want to hire students. That's how I got through high school was in working retail stores. The school was also told about part time factory and office jobs. What do you have to lose???
1017943
Education, no matter how long, is not a waste. I am sure you learned something that you did not know from this school. Consider finishing the career or see if you can use your college credits elsewhere. It's all up to you the way your future turns out. Good Luck!
705874
I assume that you decided the university wasn't for you -- not just that psychology wasn't. (If it was just psychology, you'd have simply changed majors.) \n\nWere the "menial jobs" based on trained, professional trades? If not, you might try a skill-based job for a while -- learn carpentry, or automotive repair, or plumbing, or roofing. If you apply yourself to those sorts of trades with the same intensity and thoughtfulness that most people recommend applying to college, you can sometimes do pretty well. \n\nHere's my recommendation: Surf on over the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and check out the pay levels for various types of work in your area. Seek your inspiration there. You're looking for a job that pays decently at the high ends, so you have something to work toward, but you're also looking for one in which demand outstrips local supply. If there's a local need for high-level machinists, and the job pays decently in your area, learn to do that. \n\nOne advantage to these sorts of jobs is that when you're home, you usually can enjoy it -- most college-based jobs involve tons of take-home work, and even when you're on vacation, you're taking calls, or thinking about work. If you're a plumber or something, and you manage your money well, you can usually enjoy your days off.
961003
I would send the school a letter detailing what has happened to you.  Let them know that you would like an investigation to happen through their EEO process.  If they give you the cold shoulder, contact the EEOC and find out your rights.
1142389
Call your state's labor board for your rights.  Then proceed.  You can appeal their statement to the unemployment board stating your reasons for missing so much work.
599975
check with the Scottsdale community college, they have a welding class but i dunno if at nite... maybe this summer...\n\ngo to this link, you will find lots of schools in the area, and i'm sure someone will have nite classes...\n\nhttp://www.vocational-schools-guide.com/arizona-welding--machine-trades-vocational-schools.html\n\ngood luck
191809
go to Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. They will help.