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Quitting Uni
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Im in my second year of a four year degree, and i want to quit, i have felt like i wanted to quit since the end of first year. I am studying nutrition and dietetics and i realised that i have no interest in this i do not want to tell people what they should or shouldnt eat, i have no motivation to do to do the work, and i do not enjoy uni life it is not for me! im just not sure what i want to do if i do quit? is it wise to quit or not?
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It sounds as though you are having a dilemma about whether to continue with a course that you have started and invested over a year in but don't enjoy. Four years is a long time to spend studying something you are not enjoying, and if you're not really getting the most out of student life either then perhaps it is a good idea to explore all your other options so you can weigh it all up and come to a decision that is best for you.
G-Raffe and JavaKyrpt have given you some good advice about speaking to friends and the University.
Have you had a chat with the careers department, the course administrator, your tutor, your parents or friends yet? Starting a conversation about your options and talking it through with others may help you to start to understand what you really want.
There are lots of options such as changing course, taking some time-off uni such as a year out, quitting uni altogether and looking for other study options or getting a job. We have lots of useful articles on TheSite that might be worth looking at, in particular these ones: The wrong course and University alternatives.
It's important to make sure you're happy and are following a path that will lead you to a career you are interested in so thinking it all through thoroughly and weighing up the pros and cons for the different options will help.
Hope that helps, please do let us know how you get on,
LauraO
I have spoken to the student advisors and my tutor at uni so I am aware of all my options and have been given some encouragement, yet I am still unable to make a decision, I know what it is that I want to do (quit uni), but that goes against any of the advice I have been given, and I am scared what I want to do is the wrong decision and I will not be able to get a job. Should I go with my feelings or should I listen to those who have hindsight in their favour?
If you're ill or depressed can you take some time out and come back? If you're lonely are there any societies you can get involved in? If you don't understand the work can you get support? If you hate the course can you change?
If you decide after all that that you want to quit then you should. It won't affect your ability to get a job, although obviously graduate roles will not be open to you. If you decide to come back, you should still get funding depending on what year of your course you are in. If you want to go to another university it shouldn't affect your application chances.
Even if not, it's no shame to go to uni and decide it's not right for you. It's just one way of going about things and not right for everyone. I loved everything about it, but know people who didn't and were glad they'd stopped it, changed it, or just never tried it.
I would recommend having a job to go into, quitting uni without somewhere to go can leave you in an awkward position with housing and finance, so if you can go and grab yourself some employment somewhere you want to be, then you can move forward with some more confidence.