I am going to an undisclosed school in middle America. I was a transfer student, and needless to say I have a lot of credits toward this current degree. The administration did not bother to advise me on classes until the semester had already started dispute my numerous telephone calls and emails asking to see an advisor. I am a teaching assistant and have to develop all of the curriculum for my class I am teaching, which is a full time job. I don’t have enough time to study because of this. In addition, one of my classes requires each student to lead one of the classes. I was scheduled to lead the first one. The topic was so broad that there was no way for me to learn it in a week (the professor said this to me) – the amount of time I was given. The professor said I would have to lead the class twice as a result, doing twice as much work as all of my classmates. I am already tired of school. I just finished another masters. I feel like it is not worth the headache for me to continue, even though I got a free ride – full tuition waver and assistantship that is PAID. That is partly why I feel so guilty. Lots of people would love this opportunity. I guess it is just not for me. The subject matter is not inspiring to me anymore. I just start thinking how rediculous it sounds sometimes when I hear others talking about it in class. I guess I am just done with colege for now. Maybe I will go back and get my PhD sometime, I don’t know. Right now, at this school, it’s not for me.
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How to drop out of college
It made me
 "For 2 years I told myself that college was the right thing to do, but in the end, my heart always knew what was best for me."
How I did it: It all started the summer after my freshman year at Georgia Tech. I had taken up a position as a Design Engineering Co-op at Great Dane Trailers in Savannah GA, and within weeks, I hated it. I hated the work, I hated my cubicle, and most of all, I hated myself for pushing through it because I needed the money. For a little background reference . . . I grew up all over the place and I was usually the top of my class. I've also worked some kind of job every year since I was 13, often giving up time with friends and working multiple jobs in high school. So there I was, fully aware that I didn't want to be a Mechanical Engineer anymore, yet I went back and did it again for 2 more semesters over the following year. Why, because I did indeed need the money, as I wasn't about to take out a college loan. But more on that in a minute. Finally after my 5th semester in school and my 3rd co-op with Great Dane I decided to go and work with my dad in construction for the summer. I figured I could make some pretty good money in construction as well as get away from the office environment I detested. So, we started the summer finishing a bridge in Biluxi MS, and then moved to New Orleans where another big project was starting. Things were going fine, until my dad told a supervisor I had AutoCAD experience!!! As soon as they heard that, they took me out of the heat and put me behind a computer. Now, I wasn't exactly complaining because it was sweltering outside, but before the summer was over I was back in the yard hooking up cranes. So, what did I do with all that money I'd been saving. I thought long and hard on what I should do, but every time I thought about continuing school, the only thing that appealed to me was the job security Mechanical Engineers have. It was a crutch, to play it safe, and that meant dedicating all my time and efforts toward becoming something I didn't want to be, to do something I didn't love. So there I was, about to start my 4th year in college with $1400 in loans, but still only half way through and I returned to college successfully depleting my bank account for what felt like the be the millionth time because I liked the idea of having a back up plan. When I finally decided to trust my instincts I could tell that what I should do is continue searching for something I'd love and want to do. Now I know that I don't need a crutch and it was that feeling that told me it would be against my morals to graduate. To me graduating is the ultimate denial of who I am. I don't play it save, and I don't just roll over and if getting my degree means giving up who I am to be replaced by what my college wants me to be, then college simply cannot take me where I want to go in this life. I dropped out, but I didn't give up. I let go of the illusion that was settling for less than I desire. I choose to continue searching, to stay me, and to let my curiosity lead me. Lessons & tips: Trust yourself.
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