I hate university...

[ChrizZ]

Hi,

Yeah, so I'm one of 15,000 students going to university here in Iowa.

What I hate about it here is that:

a) It's fvcking cold and everybody pretty much just goes to class and then straight back to their dorms because it's so cold.

b) I'm not interested in anything they teach me and I doubt I'll use anything of it in my life.

c) there is only like 1 bar that is worth going to, but that gets boring after a while.

d) there aren't many hotties here. There are some, but not many...

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I just wanna quit college and travel the world. I think college just isn't for me.

I'm scared of doing that though because everybody would be pissed and I might throw my whole future away.


any ideas?

 

[meitenesrigas]

In America it is called "college". University is what some annoying Brit. calls it. I feel for you. You seem sincere and honest. I appreciate that. The comment about lack of attractive girls is very true. Most on here are too blind and myopic to come to that conclusion.

If I were you I would spend my college years reading up on where you would like to go. Study a language. If you are into the social networking thing I would get off of MySpace and Facebook and try a site that caters to the area that you are interested in. The Internet is amazing if you use it the right way.

I don't know you so I won't suggest an area for you to look into, but if you are interested in Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia just let me know. I can help you out with stuff that nobody told me. Those areas can get very cold, but I have yet to meet a Western male who didn't really enjoy them.

Oh yeah, AVOID all personal debt. Go to a cheap public college, drive a piece of s--- car, and live with your folks. Save your money for when you are ready to get out of America. You have to make sacrifices, but it could be worth it. Maybe take a week or 10 day vacation in about a year. See if you like it. If you are like me that will only drive you to want that lifestyle for a longer period of time.

 

[ChrizZ]

In America it is called "college". University is what some annoying Brit. calls it. I feel for you. You seem sincere and honest. I appreciate that. The comment about lack of attractive girls is very true. Most on here are too blind and myopic to come to that conclusion.

If I were you I would spend my college years reading up on where you would like to go. Study a language. If you are into the social networking thing I would get off of MySpace and Facebook and try a site that caters to the area that you are interested in. The Internet is amazing if you use it the right way.

I don't know you so I won't suggest an area for you to look into, but if you are interested in Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, or Estonia just let me know. I can help you out with stuff that nobody told me. Those areas can get very cold, but I have yet to meet a Western male who didn't really enjoy them.

Oh yeah, AVOID all personal debt. Go to a cheap public college, drive a piece of s--- car, and live with your folks. Save your money for when you are ready to get out of America. You have to make sacrifices, but it could be worth it. Maybe take a week or 10 day vacation in about a year. See if you like it. If you are like me that will only drive you to want that lifestyle for a longer period of time.

Thanks.

I was thinking of teaching English or German abroad in like Europe or Asia.

 

[Bible_Belt]

Did you start in the fall? This is your second semester? Whatever you do, don't fvck yourself on your grades. Even if you plan to quit - go to class, study, and make A's. That way, you can always go back - don't burn your bridges. One semester of D's and F's can haunt you for the rest of your life. It is better to quit than make bad grades. If you ever want a graduate degree, even decades from now, these grades will matter. Don't burn that bridge.

The military is the easiest way to travel at a young age when you have no money and no education. If you join the Air Force, you probably would be the safest. The Navy is big on travel as well. Army and Marines give you toughness and bragging rights, but your grunt ass is probably going to Iraq, so think that one out.

The Peace Corp is another option. Not all Peace Corp people are swatting flies in Africa. I ran into some HBs in St. Lucia, which is a tropical paradise with hardly any crime, and those girls were partying and having the time of their lives.

If you can maintain good grades and stick it out, you can be done with your 4-year degree in a few years. That gives you the option of teaching English as a foreign language abroad. You can at least subsist about anywhere in the world doing that. There are threads on sosuave about it. It is great for people who love travel. It is also much easier to get a job if you have a degree, especially in Europe and Asia from what I remember.

 

[ChrizZ]

Did you start in the fall? This is your second semester? Whatever you do, don't fvck yourself on your grades. Even if you plan to quit - go to class, study, and make A's. That way, you can always go back - don't burn your bridges. One semester of D's and F's can haunt you for the rest of your life. It is better to quit than make bad grades. If you ever want a graduate degree, even decades from now, these grades will matter. Don't burn that bridge.

The military is the easiest way to travel at a young age when you have no money and no education. If you join the Air Force, you probably would be the safest. The Navy is big on travel as well. Army and Marines give you toughness and bragging rights, but your grunt ass is probably going to Iraq, so think that one out.

The Peace Corp is another option. Not all Peace Corp people are swatting flies in Africa. I ran into some HBs in St. Lucia, which is a tropical paradise with hardly any crime, and those girls were partying and having the time of their lives.

If you can maintain good grades and stick it out, you can be done with your 4-year degree in a few years. That gives you the option of teaching English as a foreign language abroad. You can at least subsist about anywhere in the world doing that. There are threads on sosuave about it. It is great for people who love travel. It is also much easier to get a job if you have a degree.

I see.

I just don't know what I wanna do with my life yet and college seems like a waste of time and money for me.

So should I just get my grades up and quit after this semester. Would that be the smart thing to do?

 

[BoredDude]

I thought a University was a collection of colleges? Not just some British word.

 

[BoredDude]

I forgot to post my actual response. Ok so you don't like the school you are going to in Iowa, because it is cold and there is not much to do. Well oddly enough Toledo (where I go) is the exact same. The thing is though not all universities are created and I'll be attending college at OSU next year (so much stuff to do it is unreal). If you really hate the cold move to a college in let's say Florida or Texas and scope out the area around campus before applying. There is a lot to do at some colleges, and those schools will give you the college experience you are looking for.

 

[Maxtro]

If you really hate the cold move to a college in let's say Florida or Texas and scope out the area around campus before applying. There is a lot to do at some colleges, and those schools will give you the college experience you are looking for.

My thought exactly. If you don't like the area that you are in now then move. It will be more expensive if you aren't a resident of the state but thats better than suffering for the next 3 1/2 years of your life. You do want to keep your grades high because many schools do have stricter requirements for non-residents. Also try to figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life. I know at 18 that, that is really hard. The best thing you can do is just do the general ed stuff for a while and hopefully you'll figure out what you want to do when thats done.

As for the words university or college, it depends on what kind of school you're going to. I am currently going to a Jr. College, which is a two-year school. The word college can apply to that or the 4-year schools. The word university only applies to 4-year schools. For the nitpickers it also matters how it is said. The English go to university. In America you are going to a university

 

[Ken785]

I dropped out yesterday permanently.

 

[Maxtro]

Ugh, you don't seem to happy about it.

For me I can't wait to start. For many ways it's an escape from the way my life is and hopefully it will secure my future.

 

[thehexman]

What are you studying?

You might want to consider that studying something does not mean you actually have to have anything to do with the subject after you graduate. Many people go on different careers after college, but they studied something that enabled them to work themselves into complex problems.

I did an internship in South America and my boss was a physicist with a PhD. He was head of business management and had to go see customers and visit plants and see a lot people and travel the world (not just South America). He spoke several languages and thoroughly enjoyed living outside of his own country. He told me that without the strong understanding of math and logical thinking he brought with him from his studies he would never have become what he is now. In essence, he is competent in his methods, not in his small sphere of education (his dissertation was on miscroscopic measurement and investigation of adhesive surfaces -- solid state physics), and that is what education is all about.

You see, can relate to your problem because I too do not think that I will have much to do with the stuff I am learning now. I think of my ex-boss whenever I think of quitting, and I made a vow that I will only will only will if I find something better, something I really want to do. (See my thread on how great the women are --> http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=134543)

I don't think that you are doing yourself a real favor by just upping and quitting with only a vague plan to go out and teach a language whereever. If you want to do that, then do it, but I would prepare for my return into the working world.

As the women in my town suck (and they sure don't suck ****) I am currently investigating a move into another town, no time lost in studies and I am continuing on my career path. I hope this works.

I have found as well that friends and surroundings such as the quality of life where you study is crucial to your success in college. If you want another college experience, i.e. better weather, more bars, friends, then I say get it. You are still young and if you lose a year because of a career change, then that's ok in my opinion. After all, what's the point of completing a 4-year degree if you end up with something you never really wanted? I would, however, have a plan in place before doing anything rash.

 

[Dongfu]

You could do what I did. Go to college for the experience only. Take only classes that you are interested in, regardless of if they fit your major. Try to get as much financial aid and scholarships as possible so you have more free time and cash. Find cool teachers who you can learn about life from, then take every class they offer.

I never graduated, but I was in college for 6 years. I made it a worthwhile experience, and now I work for a really cool company that has nothing to do with my major.

 

[Ken785]

You could do what I did. Go to college for the experience only. Take only classes that you are interested in, regardless of if they fit your major. Try to get as much financial aid and scholarships as possible so you have more free time and cash. Find cool teachers who you can learn about life from, then take every class they offer.

I never graduated, but I was in college for 6 years. I made it a worthwhile experience, and now I work for a really cool company that has nothing to do with my major.

dongfu can i ask how much you get paid?

 

[Zerix]

Shoulda stayed in SB.

 

[MrStabAHo]

The only thing worse than going to the University of Iowa, is going to the University of Northern Iowa...

Yea I feel your pain...

Trust me though, you have it a lot easier than me. You guys have way more bars to go to. And you have more people.

And you guys have a good bus system. Over here I have to walk everywhere or get my car from no mans land. The parking system over here is messed up. We have university police that don't have anything better to do than give out parking tickets.

About the women in Iowa...You're right a lot aren't that good looking. I've come to the conclusion that 50% of women in Iowa are fat, and 50% are skinny. Out of the skinny women only 50% of them look decent/good... So roughly only 25% of the women in Iowa could get it...

 

[The Inside Man]

Going to school in a cold rural environment during the winter def. sucks, I spent the last four years at a university in rural ohio. We had a kickass party school with about 20 bars on the main strip though. I moved south after I graduated and a lot of my friends did the same. Get your degree and then move somewhere warm.

 

[just so suave]

In America it is called "college". University is what some annoying Brit. calls it.

Here in Britain college is where some people go when their 17-18. University is for 18+.