what the **** am I doing

They're still worth more than not having one.

Just because the value is arguably diminishing doesnt mean 'Oh ***k it then, I wont bother'.

The ONLY reason is because every man and his dog coming out of school/high school is going into University.

Its the supply that is up, the demand is still the same. The more people that have a degree, the more the businesses have to be picky about who they take.

In 1973, a bachelor's degree was more of a rarity, since just 47% of high school graduates went on to college. By October 2008, that number had risen to nearly 70%.
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Buzinga.

Not only supply and demand, but the Unis (in the uk for example) are upping the tuition fees, getting rid of lecturers, combining disciplines (human geography and physical geography becoming just geography for example) and then reducing the number of lectures per week. Its so ***ked up. As if we werent paying enough anyway.

My yearly tuition fee was £3,150. So Ive got a £9.4k debt, which is nothing compared to some with £15k+ debt.
 
Do you ever wanna live in a nice neighborhood where you can have BBQ parties in your backyard? Do you want a really hot wife? Do you eventually want kids? It doesn't really matter what line of work you go into to fulfill most dreams, just as long as the paycheck is big enough to get you there.

If you want to be famous you'll need inspiration and the right line of work.

That being said I've skipped almost every class I had last week and today I woke up at 1 pm. I should probably renew my WoW account...
 
Step 1: Stop going to school for no reason. Thats costing loads of money for something you'll likely end up not using. Especially since you're not motivated to attend and participate, meaning theres a good chance you'll not get anything out of it anyways. Tell your parents/aunt that it simply isn't working. Don't let them talk you out of it if you really feel its not going anywhere.

Step 2: Find a job. You're going to need to start making money. Especially if your aunt kicks you out or something. You should probably get a job and work a couple weeks before you even bring up quitting school. Ask around your group of friends to see if anyones looking for a roomate, or if they know someone looking for one. Find some cheap place to live. For me, when I moved out and was living on my own means, I found I was much more motivated to do work, since, you know, I wanted to not be homeless.

Step 3: Once you've got a good, stable deal going with work, start thinking about your future. Find out what you'd be happy doing as a career. Try out different things, take your off days to volunteer to do different jobs around with people you know. This could take years for you to find something you're actually interested in.

Step 4: Once you've found your goal, work towards realizing it. Depending on where you are financially, this too can be a slow process. You may have to take it incredibly slowly, to the point where it feels like you're not even doing anything, but so long as you have a goal, and planned out how you're going to get there, you'll always have a map of sorts that can guide your decisions when you're stuck back in times like this.

Basically, just figure out a way to re-ground yourself, so that you can stand on your own two feet. Make a plan on how you are going to get out of your current limbo situation, and just start hacking away at it step by step. It doesn't really matter if its the best plan, or even a good one, so long as the goal is independence I don't think you can go wrong.

Also, stop smoking so much weed. That shit costs a lot of money for someone in your situation, and it gives you another reason to procrastinate, and is probably not helping with your anxiety.
 
So, what would HL2.net do in my shoes?
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Me personally?.....I'd tell myself to get a girlfriend. :rolleyes:


Really though I dunno man, for a start lay off tootin' on the Old Toby, that is causing your feelings of paranoia ("I feel like they are laughing at me") and generally clear your head out.

Depends on what you want most....to go home?...or to finish school?.

Home is still going to be there when you go back, but giving up on school is another issue.

If you are honestly bothered about not having many friends outside of BMX'ing...well than start trying to talk to people outside of it. :)

I dunno man, I'd strongly consider the compromise of finishing up your current lot of school and then going home to continue if you're that fussed.

No point staying somewhere if you are feeling isolated and cut off so to speak.

You'll figure it out. You sound bored though, but I think sooner or later you'll realise everyone gets bored, when you're young it is not uncommon to feel restless, especially when you're trying to figure out what to do with your life.

Edit: NM, Krynn seems to be on the ball, listen to him, he probably has a girlfriend already with advice like that. :D
 
Man **** you. You have it set. I work for almost no cash at all, trying to save up for a drivers licence so I can get a good job as a carpenter, you ****ing need a licence if you want to get hired. I was fired from my other part time job for the dumbest shit ever. My boss pretty much got blackmailed into firing me. Im almost always broke, and I had to give up my appartment. So **** your whining or you'll make me depressed.
 
Rizzo said:
Man **** you. You have it set. I work for almost no cash at all, trying to save up for a drivers licence so I can get a good job as a carpenter, you ****ing need a licence if you want to get hired. I was fired from my other part time job for the dumbest shit ever. My boss pretty much got blackmailed into firing me. Im almost always broke, and I had to give up my appartment. So **** your whining or you'll make me depressed.
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Cool. I don't think I ever once said my life actually sucks. I've definitely got it pretty good at the moment, considering the positions I could be in right now. I just need to find some direction.

Good luck with your shitty ass life.
 
I thought I'd try the though love thing.

I also may need surgery. Kinda hope I don't.
 
15357 said:
My parents would disown me for it. :p

One time, I told them I was thinking about joining Combat Police, and they didn't give me any food for a week. They want me behind some desk somewhere, pushing pencils for some corporation. Sure, it might pay well, but I don't really see how my existence would benefit society as a whole.
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Okay, here's my 2 cents - I suck at studies, relatively speaking. I was lucky enough to make it into an "elite" school, but I didn't get into IIT despite the constant prodding I received from all directions, partly because I refused to associate with the ambitionless 'tards who surrounded me in school, and partly because I f*cking hate this country's obsession with acronyms (IIT, IIM, CAT, you name it.)

I pretty much spent all day either coding or reading all through school, my marks were mediocre. I got into a reasonably good (but not the best) college, and again I continued to learn on my own time. My GPA was shite because I didn't care for my subject (Electronics and Communication) but my knowledge of programming and software engineering was mostly equal to my Computer Science peers, and greater in some respects.

When hiring season finally came, I was the guy people turned to for help in programming and CS stuff. I wasn't even allowed to sit for some interviews (and boy did that hurt), but both the interviews I sat for, I cleared.

My folks back home probably assumed I was a gifted child who had simply grown dumber as he grew older. Now they don't dare accuse me of that, because they know I have some social worth that I developed on my own.

Moral:
Your life is your own. If you don't take command at this decisive stage, not only will you lose a decade, but also the respect of the people you love. They will tell you they know what you need. Tell them firmly, "No, thank you."

I don't know if it's too late for you, but there are many ways to join the armed forces here. And if that doesn't work out, figure out something else, but do it on your own. Your parents are your advisors, not your masters. You're the one who has to live with the consequences of these decisions.
 
Rizzo said:
I thought I'd try the though love thing.

I also may need surgery. Kinda hope I don't.
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Oh, lol. Well, I appreciate the effort.

I hope you doesn't need a cuts either :(
 
99.vikram said:
Moral:
Your life is your own. If you don't take command at this decisive stage, not only will you lose a decade, but also the respect of the people you love. They will tell you they know what you need. Tell them firmly, "No, thank you."

I don't know if it's too late for you, but there are many ways to join the armed forces here. And if that doesn't work out, figure out something else, but do it on your own. Your parents are your advisors, not your masters. You're the one who has to live with the consequences of these decisions.
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We some shit in common. I spent most of my childhood (like 11-15) teaching myself PHP and Actionscript, got into an AP Comp Sci class full of seniors in my sophomore year and ended up with a lot of kids asking to copy my code. right now my Comp Sci 111b is the one class i'm doing the best in even though I haven't been to class in at least a few weeks.

What was your major in college? Or is that what you meant by "subject"?

EDIT: FUUUUUUUUU
 
sinkoman said:
right now my Comp Sci 111b is the one class i'm doing the best in even though I haven't been to class in at least a few weeks.

What was your major in college? Or is that what you meant by "subject"?
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You're doing yourself a disservice by not attending the classes where you can do well. Even if you're not learning anything new, the cred you earn among friends will help you later.

We only had 6 electives in 4 years, so pretty much everything else was compulsory. I took the Elec. & Comm. Engineering course, which in retrospect was a mistake.

I hope to go for a MS in the US after some years of industry experience. My personal heroes are Dijkstra, Carmack etc. so I'd like to have a shot at the bigtime! :D
 
lame-o said:
Do you ever wanna live in a nice neighborhood where you can have BBQ parties in your backyard? Do you want a really hot wife? Do you eventually want kids? It doesn't really matter what line of work you go into to fulfill most dreams, just as long as the paycheck is big enough to get you there.

If you want to be famous you'll need inspiration and the right line of work.

That being said I've skipped almost every class I had last week and today I woke up at 1 pm. I should probably renew my WoW account...
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/thumbs up
 
99.vikram said:
Okay, here's my 2 cents - I suck at studies, relatively speaking. I was lucky enough to make it into an "elite" school, but I didn't get into IIT despite the constant prodding I received from all directions, partly because I refused to associate with the ambitionless 'tards who surrounded me in school, and partly because I f*cking hate this country's obsession with acronyms (IIT, IIM, CAT, you name it.)

I pretty much spent all day either coding or reading all through school, my marks were mediocre. I got into a reasonably good (but not the best) college, and again I continued to learn on my own time. My GPA was shite because I didn't care for my subject (Electronics and Communication) but my knowledge of programming and software engineering was mostly equal to my Computer Science peers, and greater in some respects.

When hiring season finally came, I was the guy people turned to for help in programming and CS stuff. I wasn't even allowed to sit for some interviews (and boy did that hurt), but both the interviews I sat for, I cleared.

My folks back home probably assumed I was a gifted child who had simply grown dumber as he grew older. Now they don't dare accuse me of that, because they know I have some social worth that I developed on my own.

Moral:
Your life is your own. If you don't take command at this decisive stage, not only will you lose a decade, but also the respect of the people you love. They will tell you they know what you need. Tell them firmly, "No, thank you."

I don't know if it's too late for you, but there are many ways to join the armed forces here. And if that doesn't work out, figure out something else, but do it on your own. Your parents are your advisors, not your masters. You're the one who has to live with the consequences of these decisions.
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That's I suppose is good advice in general.

I guess I'll try ROTC and fill up my credit hours with military science courses, see how that goes. I mean, I'm in a pretty good university, but I couldn't care less for my major. Sure, international economics is better than the arts, but in my heart I am a mechatronics or a military science major. If only I had a few more points in maths, everything might have been different.

I'll stop hijacking the thread now.
 
I moaned to my dad i hadn't achieved anything of significance when i turned 25 and that isaac newton had already invented calculus by that age. He just shrugged and said "You're no Isaac Newton then.... i think we'd both be surprised if you were".

I'm putting him in a home.
 
RidleyRockets said:
No he isn't. I've caught him asleep in front of his computer with his cock out and porn running on a loop.
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You got close enough + stood there long enough to see that it was looping?

:|
 
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