Should I quit uni?

Question

I have just started uni yest and im thinking of quitting.First of all my timetable is rubbish (2 days with 4 hours gaps, 2 days I have 2 come in for just a hour) I only leave about at 20 mins cars drive away buy i cant drive.So the bus takes 45-50mins 2 get there and once i get there i always have to wait 40min for my lessons to start and then when the lessons end I always have to wait 50 mins for the bus back home because it goes at 20min past the hour and all my lessons finish at hald past the hour. Secondly I dont think I will be able to do the work, all the lecturers tell you to do is buy this book and read it and print you assignment off the internet and do it. Im paying all this money and they arent even teaching us. And i only have 12 hours off lessons a week. And they dont give us much help as college. What do you think?

Answer 1

don't quit yet! i never went to uni and i DEAPLY regret not getting a degree. I did quite well in my A-Levels at school but got a job soon after leaving school. BIG mistake as i have missed out on many promotions just cos i didn't get a college education!!!!

DON'T GIVE UP!

Perhaps you could talk to the college about changing to a different course???

Answer 2

Sounds like you might not be ready to handle university just yet. The reason you don't have many timetabled classes or much help is that you're now expected to structure your own reading and studying time - why not go to the library and work during your 4 hour gap?

Have you tried talking to your lecturers? If you show some enthusiasm and interest in their subject I'm sure they'll be more than happy to talk with you about assignments. You might also check out your student services to find out if they offer advice or seminars on how to cope with the jump from college to university.

It also sounds like you're too far away from university. Is there any way you can move closer to campus? That way you wouldn't feel like you were wasting so much time on the bus and you'd probably feel more connected with your fellow students too. Have you looked into doing some cocurricular activities instead of just going straight home on the bus?

Overall I'd suggest sticking it out until Christmas, it's normal to feel panicky in the first few weeks and months. If you're still not happy I'd think seriously about changing course or university, or maybe drop out altogether and work for a couple of years - that should help you figure it if university is the place you really want to be and a degree is something you actually want to work for.

Good luck, whatever you decide!

Answer 3

You should give it a chance, it is worth experiencing your timetable before you even consider quitting, unfortunately a rubbish timetable is often part of university life, and if it is an inconvenience living 20 mins drive from uni, you could consider looking into rooms to rent that are closer to the university and then next year move into a flat with some friends. Also, you will find that a lot of courses are less than 12 hours a week, but university is also about doing your own private study as you are no longer spoon fed your education like in school!

Answer 4

Really don't think you should because it's gonna be awfully hard to get a job later in your life. Maybe you could try changing courses if you don't enjoy it? Live with other mates or even go back into halls? It can be nice and quiet. Try talking to your parents and friends from home more often, because this is what it's going to be like when you start working too. Not having a university degree will lower your chances of getting a decent job because all the other applicants will have university degrees, and of course they will take those with a higher qualification, unless you prove to them that you are a better candidant despite not have a degree. Good luck with it, just try and enjoy it for now, your friends and family will always be there to support your decision otherwise.

Answer 5

Probably requires a lot of thought. You don't mention the fact that you are going to be investing a lot of your/your parents money in doing this course! Ask why are you actually at university, sounds artsy sort of subject matter, a lot of time to think about things, my advice get into your library in between lectures, think, look at the sort of books that are on your reading list, do this intensively for about a week, think about being in this environment for maybe 3 years, then ask yourself, do you want to go through this now, do you have the opportunity of putting it off for say 12 months, and getting some life experience in the meantime, and then return to it later. The biggest question which most people forget to answer after leaving uni until they have married, have a child, and huge mortgage, is why am I doing this, do I enjoy the thought of getting up in the morning to do this, if not I will have to change the things that I do not like and re-orientate my goals.

Answer 6

A lot of uni includes self study. The situation u have with ur lectures is the same everywhere. U obviously learn the things u read about more indepth in the lectures and seminars. Dnt go home during those 2 hr breaks, use that time to go 2 ur lrc/library and STUDY! Or since u just started and may not have much work yet, use that time to learn ur way around ur uni and meet new friends. Good luck! :-)

Answer 7

Don't feel intimidated by your peers or people who are older than you who tell you are a loser and not appreciative.
You are young and you have the right to be wrong. Don't go to uni if you feel you need to but follow your intentions. What would you like to be doing? What makes you tick? try and set yourself a goal and stick to it. Try and challenge yourself. The first steps are the hardest but once you get started it will get easier. try and change your norms. I'm in the same position as you, I really don't feel like studying for another 4 years but it's necessary to not close my doors and combat my laziness! Sympathise with your lecturers and show them that you care. Those are the relationships which you should value the most in life as they are the ones who want to help you choose your own fate.
At work, there are always people who are better than you who want to get your job/compete/stress you out so make the most of uni which will give you a degree, a pat on the back and a smile. Doddle.

Answer 8

learning at university is a totally different environment to college and it is a more adult way of developing and learning. i understand what you are saying about your timetable, however, the general rule while at uni is for every hour of lecturer input you do one hour of reading/studying of your own. how about having driving lessons/ buying a car if you already have one to make it easier for you? I'm sure you must have worked hard at college to get into university in the first place so do you really want to waste that time, effort and energy you put in? my personal advice would be to give it a month or so and then if you still feel the same then leave at least that way you can say that you tried.

Answer 9

its a big step and much harder than coll, u have to do ur own work with no spoon feeding and whilst u may only have 12 hours of lectures, the idea is that u spend about 30 in the library! use the time before and after the bus to go over some reading from the lecture, get books for the assignments etc, it is gonna get much harder. By ur final yr u will be so manic with work and extra reading that u will be glad u only have 12 hrs! My final yr was only 8 hours per week of lectures but i had so much work on that I was in the library morning, noon and night.

Hard work and u have to disicpline urself but worth it

Answer 10

Its still early in the academic year. Rather than drop out, why not look for an alternative uni?

Maybe you could get a job and do open university?

the biggest mistake I made was dropping out of uni during year 2 so I could get a job, get married and start a family. If only I had been patient!

A degree is ultimately necessary in todays job market if you ever want to leave the minimum wage with some exceptions.

Answer 11

Certainly travel is inconvenient, but my response when I was at uni was to get leathered at the campus bar. Whether or not this is possible for you, I don't know.

I think the main thing you want to focus on is "will this course help me in what I want to do", and take it from there. If you can find another way of getting there (figuratively - unless they open up a metro link to the uni, or something), then by all means quit.

It is a lot of money but to be fair, once you're "out" you don't really notice the student loan being repaid, and as long as you don't go nuts on your credit card while you're there you can recoup your losses.