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im the same but noone on my course get on with and people in my halls are nice enough people, but i dont have anything in common with them
Well, I guess, subconsciously I didn't really want to be bothered studying for the next four years, so that was possibly part of it. I do think my college was a bit pushy about us going to uni though; at the time I sent my UCAS form off I didn't really want to go that much, but they were a bit kind of 'What else are u going to do then'? So then I went on a course that turned out to be a waste of time, but stuff like that happens..
Earplugs help
15 people!! :eek: thats a BIG flat!:crazyeyes
I hate uni at the moment, i dont think i can go another year of it...but then i think ive come this far (3rd year) i may as well do 4th...i dunno
Yup but I actually moved accomodation from a 4 person flat to a 16 person flat because it was really dead and there was never anyone around my old flat.
Is it just the halls that get on your nerves - could'nt you live out in 3rd year?
Bopz
I now feel happy and like Uni.....
This is strange!
Bopz
oh...i dont stay in halls anymore, im at home...its the subject i dont like
oh well :eek2:
If I went back and did it again, I am not sure I would have gone to uni. Now I'm halfway through my second year and I am not going to drop out now, it would be a waste of time and tuition fees.
Unfortunately the course was utter crap. Did the subject for A level expecting to learn more, but it went over stuff that was sub-AS level in parts. I was not impressed.
So started to miss seminars, lectures and all. Got warnings, sent email explaining my problems with the course, got harsh un-helpful email back. Quit.
The whole experience makes me pretty dis-enchanted with the whole uni thing really. Despite being one of the best in the country for my course, my uni was rubbish. Management and admin was pretty haphazard, the whole system seemed kinda amateurish.
Anyways, I figured that if it didn't feel totally "right", then I really shouldn't be spending more money than I've seen in my life on it, and setting myself up for big-o-debt, AND dedicating 3 years of my life to it.
Maybe I didn't like it because I'm somewhat older than the majority of students. The lifestyle wasn't fresh and new enough to make up for the crapness or something, I dunno.
The only advice I can give you is much like some of the other replies you've had. Think it over. Remember you're a paying customer, if you're not happy with something the uni could/should rectify then TELL someone who's in a position to help, your Student Information desk, counsellor or somesuch.
It may help, or it may not. Personally I got out and while I do miss some of it, I'm in a better position now. I'm earning my own money, I've cleared the mini-debt I had. I'm no closer to knowing what the hell I want to do with my life, but then at least I'm not paying for the privilege.
I think it's foolish to believe that the only way you'll be successful and have a happy life is to get a degree.
Yes, they're helpful, but then there're employers choosing those with experience over those with degrees.
Do what feels right, it's that simple. Great thing about life is you're very rarely without viable options, very rarely trapped.
I then spent the next nearly 2 years, trying to find a decent job, one which gave me prospects and a decent career. Only to draw a blank. Top jobs that pay top wages aren't given to those without degrees, or at least not very often. THese days far too many folk have degrees for employers to look at you twice without them. But they also don't want people with A-Levels, cos it costs too much to pay them, rather than a nice little 16 years old who will accept minimum wage and can be trained for their purpose.
I've now gone back doing computing. I don't particularly enjoy uni and yes I'd much rather be working, not being skint continually, having things to do with my time constantly etc. IN fact I'd prob be better off doing it at night schoo tbh, but it takes that much longer to do degrees part time and I don't want to waste any more of my life than I have to.
All I can say is I had all these ideas that there was lots more I could do if I left uni, plenty of jobs where I could get a good career. But the sad fact of the matter is that there aren't many options open to you. I had to swallow my pride about it and grew up to the truth of the world of employment today.