OK. My life is at a crossroads right now. & I REALLY don’t know what I should do.
Last year I went to university. I had the best time think it’s humanly possible to have. I made some GREAT friends with the people in my hall. I mean, we have so much in common & get along brilliantly. I know A LOT of people who didn’t have that kind of connection with the people they lived with, so I guess it was extremely lucky to find friends this close.
Now, my course. I was alright, but maybe I didn’t really make that many friends there. I have suspicions that a lot of the people in the class don’t like me. I’m 19 & about 90% of the people on the course are in their mid 20’s, so that might explain it.
I did, however have a really good mate in the class who I got along with VERY well.. almost as much as with my hallmates. Though, apart from him, I don’t really have any REAL friends on the course.
My results.. well, you take 12 modules during each year at uni, & I failed 3 of them. The uni will let me into year 2, but I’ll have to retake these modules, & I don’t think I can handle that kind of workload / pressure.
PLAN A
I retake the WHOLE year in a different uni. Start from scratch. This’ll mean I’ll be able to relive the amount of fun I had last year, plus I’ll make more of an effort with my classmates.
But to do this I’ll have to take a year off (gap year) where I will get a job (as I don’t think you can get a student loan if you retake a year) & do other things like learning to drive & join a GYM. I can work on becoming a better person for when I go back to uni.
But, I may not get on SO well with my hallmates next year, or they may not be as fun as the guys I lived with last year.
PLAN B
I was all set for plan A until I went up to the house where I was gonna live this year. I went up to see the guys & tell them the news. Over the last few days they’ve been begging me to stay, & we’ve been going out & having so much fun.. It just reminded me how great last year was, & that this year could even, possibly be even better!!
Now I want to stay in the house & have some fun. But I still want to retake the year next year aswell. So I was thinking about living in the house with the guys & getting a part time job.
BUT the job will probably only give me enough to live for that year, so I wont have any savings for the next year when I retake. Plus my other plans will take a backseat, especially the GYM option which I really wanted to do, but with the lifestyle I’ll be living there, with unhealthy food, unstable sleeping patterns & gallons of alcohol on a regular basis, it’s just not practical.
BUT, if I stay at home, well, all my friends here have gone to uni for their 2nd year, so I won’t really have anybody here. It’ll be a lonely lonely year. I will hardly ever go out clubbing (which I absolulty LOVE) or anything. Theres also a danger of losing touch with my friends in the house, & I’d hate that to happen, as I can’t imagine better friends.
Anyway, This is the biggest, & hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, which will decide the rest of my life.
It’s basically PRODUCTIVITY vs. ENJOYMENT.
What do YOU think I should do?
Last year I went to university. I had the best time think it’s humanly possible to have. I made some GREAT friends with the people in my hall. I mean, we have so much in common & get along brilliantly. I know A LOT of people who didn’t have that kind of connection with the people they lived with, so I guess it was extremely lucky to find friends this close.
Now, my course. I was alright, but maybe I didn’t really make that many friends there. I have suspicions that a lot of the people in the class don’t like me. I’m 19 & about 90% of the people on the course are in their mid 20’s, so that might explain it.
I did, however have a really good mate in the class who I got along with VERY well.. almost as much as with my hallmates. Though, apart from him, I don’t really have any REAL friends on the course.
My results.. well, you take 12 modules during each year at uni, & I failed 3 of them. The uni will let me into year 2, but I’ll have to retake these modules, & I don’t think I can handle that kind of workload / pressure.
PLAN A
I retake the WHOLE year in a different uni. Start from scratch. This’ll mean I’ll be able to relive the amount of fun I had last year, plus I’ll make more of an effort with my classmates.
But to do this I’ll have to take a year off (gap year) where I will get a job (as I don’t think you can get a student loan if you retake a year) & do other things like learning to drive & join a GYM. I can work on becoming a better person for when I go back to uni.
But, I may not get on SO well with my hallmates next year, or they may not be as fun as the guys I lived with last year.
PLAN B
I was all set for plan A until I went up to the house where I was gonna live this year. I went up to see the guys & tell them the news. Over the last few days they’ve been begging me to stay, & we’ve been going out & having so much fun.. It just reminded me how great last year was, & that this year could even, possibly be even better!!
Now I want to stay in the house & have some fun. But I still want to retake the year next year aswell. So I was thinking about living in the house with the guys & getting a part time job.
BUT the job will probably only give me enough to live for that year, so I wont have any savings for the next year when I retake. Plus my other plans will take a backseat, especially the GYM option which I really wanted to do, but with the lifestyle I’ll be living there, with unhealthy food, unstable sleeping patterns & gallons of alcohol on a regular basis, it’s just not practical.
BUT, if I stay at home, well, all my friends here have gone to uni for their 2nd year, so I won’t really have anybody here. It’ll be a lonely lonely year. I will hardly ever go out clubbing (which I absolulty LOVE) or anything. Theres also a danger of losing touch with my friends in the house, & I’d hate that to happen, as I can’t imagine better friends.
Anyway, This is the biggest, & hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, which will decide the rest of my life.
It’s basically PRODUCTIVITY vs. ENJOYMENT.
What do YOU think I should do?
