Why did you decide to drop out of college?
960857
I was a psychology major and I decided that I didn't like the way the mental health system works.  I have continued my education on my own terms (IE. researching on my own time).  I also had a drug problem during the two years I attended college from 2000-2002.  \n\nI became a manager for a while, but wasn't happy dealing with people in a retail setting.  I was a good manager and I was reliable.  I hate retail.  I'm working in the field I studied, but I'm not doing what I'd really like to do (art therapy).  \n\nCollege was an institution I could not conform to.  I felt trapped and confused the entire time.  I was constantly wondering why it takes a degree to make a person respected.  How does that little piece of paper prove a person's intellect or passion?  I suppose I'm still defiant, approaching age 30.  Maybe I'm just unwilling to compromise my standards.  \n\nI think that everyone should attend college for at least a semester or two.  It can truly build character and enhance the desire for learning.  The degree is just one small result of the learning process.  I don't think that people deserve to be molded into what society expects of them.  However, that's the way this world turns and when you choose the alternative route, others look at you as though you're a loser.  \n\nI may eventually go back, but right now, I'm working on me.  I'm more important than that piece of paper that others let define themselves.
38731
Same problem..so I hear ya.  I also however, don't have the determination to get in there do my thing in school and finish it out.  The best thing I did as an eye opener was make an appointment to talk to one of the counselors at the school.  They did assessments with me, and tests to see what I was good at and in and what I would do awful to be in.  This narrowed out things..and brought things to light that I probably shouldn't do when I actually considered or tried them before (no wonder they didn't work).  So in the end I was left with a much smaller number of career/school choices to research more and choose from.  We even talked about things in my personal life that may interfere or why I felt the way I did about school.  It helped me out tremendously..good luck!
217521
I dropped out this year. My senior year of highschool. And yeah, i am already starting to regret it. It's really hard finding a job, or even getting someone to even look at your applications. But we all learn from our mistakes. and what ever does not kill us will make us stronger. So i feel that there's a reason i dropped out. And things will get better i'm sure. I just have to work more at setting and achieving goals. but i can still do whatever i want, and be what ever i want. as long as i choose to do so. Education is key, as i'm beginning to find out. So i hope you don't make the same mistakes i did. Take care and God bless. JJJ
800468
i was in college studying film and animation after quitting a good payed job at Ford. I found what i knew was going to be my life, hobby and career at the same time. Guiders in technical high school told me i had a gift for visual communications and drawing so i made the switch to visual arts. They were right, teachers in college were very content with my work and acknowledged the talent i had . Those were wonderfull years since i found where i fitted in and what i've been thinking about as a kid. Unfortunately, after sophomore year i had to quit college due to circumstances.\n\nToday i'm payed about 15k, going from one job to another and every now and then i draw a storyboard for commercials....so no this not what i wanted my future to be... i was highly regarded in college by my teachers and fellow students. The sky seemed to be the limit back then...
324618
Not staying in college and ending up in dead-end, stressful, call-center type jobs. I would give almost anything to go back to college and get a degree so I could do something I 'want' to do, not 'have' to do.
247485
I was like you and did not care to go. I did, though, mostly for the sake of family. \n\nI now realize that it is a good thing for other reasons as well. It gives you a chance to provide closure to this period of your life. That includes saying goodbye to friends and faculty. It leaves a positive feeling for your friends and family, and an opportunity for them to express their appreciation for your efforts. If you don't go, you are essentially saying to your friends that you don't care about them. Even if you don't buy the closure argument, there is nothing good likely to come from snubbing your friends.
632729
I took a year off after HS to see what life would be like for me without a college degree.\n\nNeedless to say, not as many doors were open for me...so I went and got a degree in Education...then continued on to get a Master's in Education and an Associates in Computer Networking.\n\nSo, for me at least, the year off paid off in the end.
1181983
I had the exact same problem in college.  I think a lot of people do.  I was only 17 when I started college. I was so young, I had a great looking boy friend, that was not in college, and I did not know what to major in.  I actually quit college but not forever.  I went back and now, I have 2 college degrees.  \nJust don't give up.\nIf I were you, I would take general education classes or a couple of classes with subject you are interested in until I made a decision on a major.  English, Math, Typing, PE (Aerobics) or Sociology these classes will give you college units. You could also go to school part-time and work part-time.  That is what I did.  This will give you some time to decide on a major.
441987
When I was nineteen, I dropped out of college temporarily. Waiting tables and selling menswear for a semester was plenty for me to decide to be more interested in my studies. \n\nI am guessing that you do not live in the US, that in fact you live in a place where dropping out of school for a while and changing your major are not common. It may even be the case that you did not choose your course of study. That would change the advice anyone would be able to give you.
379636
Well, you graduated from college and you're still unemployed. You're supposed to be making something out of yourself right now. People would kill to get into college and get started on their career.\n\nA college graduate without a job, people who aren't as educated with you have a job. You kind of come off as a bum.\n\n[edit]\nHaving good grades and coming from a good college doesn't mean anything if you're unemployed. Your grades aren't going to give you a place to live or pay the bills.
704085
I guess I decided when I got out of High School.\n\nIts not something I dreamed of doing. Its just something I enjoy doing. Something that makes me happy. You have to find something that makes you feel good about yourself and you really enjoy doing it or otherwise your gonna drop it halfways. \n\nI decided I wantede to become a gourmet chef and am trying to get into a Culinary Arts school.\nI enjoy cooking and it benefits others because poeple enjoy eating good food and they got to eat to survive.
1000214
Oh my, I went to a bad uni in London and I hated it with a passion. I couldn't pick out a particular aspect of it, but it was just  awful, they would lose my work and say I had handed it in late (fortunately I kept my receipt of submission to prove the contrary) the lecturers weren't particularly enthusiastic ... \n\nI just hated it and if I had my time over again I would have dropped out in the 2nd year like I was planning on doing and moved on elsewhere ...
1087045
not going to college right after highschool.\nIt seems everyone is so much further ahead of me and i'm trying to play catch up.
84692
I personally didn't go yet. I wasn't ready yet, but most likely going in September. I had to figure out what I wanted to do with my life first.Did you go? And if so why did you go to college?
898262
Drop out.  Seriously.  Get married and have children.  You'll be happier than chasing some "career".
885457
Leaving School early and not going to college.
81325
I have an 18 year old step son who just dropped out of school at the beginning of his final semester of his senior year.  Dumb, dumb, dumb...  He is living with friends - has been through 3 jobs in 6 weeks - and has no vehicle any more because he couldn't pay the repair bills.  You can ALWAYS go back to college, but you can NEVER resume your high school career.