I am a sophomore college, but it is too stressful for me and I feel like I am not able to get anythign done right. I miss the summer when I was working full time and able to just go to work, go home and then do whatever I wanted with the time left over. Now I have to go to class, work, meetings, do homework and barely have enough time to shower! There's just to damn much goign on all at the same time. Should I just go back to being comfortable and working full time or should I just keep trying to go on like this?
2006-10-30 05:29:54 · 5 answers · asked by cutie pie 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Just about every body who goes to college feels like you do at some time or other during their degree course. (I did!) It is true that if you give up studying you'll have a less stressed life for a while, but there will come a day - maybe when you're in your mid twenties - when a few dollars a week, from a possibly dead end job, is not going to be enough for you to afford all the things you'll want by then.
You'll look at the people who are going around in nice vehicles, maybe buying their own apartments, who have lots of attractive clothes, take vacations abroad, and maybe have a social life and status that would appeal to you - and you'll wonder why they are so fortunate.
Then you'll suddenly realise that the reason why they're in such an enviable position is because they have degrees. And those degrees got them good jobs. And those good jobs gave them salaries above yours, hence they can afford all those luxuries!
Another very important factor to consider is that achieving a good degree is a great confidence and 'self perception' booster. No matter what happens to you post university, nobody can take your degree away from you. It will always be there as evidence of your knowledge, willpower, ability and tenacity.
So my advice would be to have a good look at your routines, cut out any unnecessary things so that you have more time for study, get in with some fellow students so that you can learn with them (mutual support is great learning aid), make sure you get homework and assignments in on time (that takes off so much pressure), look up past question papers to get the feel for the exams, and make sure you take down all lecture notes - and go over them frequently (every time from the beginning) so that by the end of each term you really know them thoroughly.
Fit in some leisure time, too, when you can relax and forget studies completely - but don't get too involved with students of the opposite sex; it can be too distracting if I recall correctly after all these years! And above everthing keep confident; after all, look at the people who succeed in getting degrees - surely you are as good as they? :- )
Good luck,anyway, whatever you decide.
2006-10-30 06:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by avian 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it seems hard now, but trust me...a college degree is so important nowadays. I hated school and held of getting my degree until I was 33. But when I finally got it, it allowed me to get a good job within a year and it just opens up so many opportunities for you. Most adequate paying jobs now require some type of degree unless you've learned a specific trade such as Auto mechanics, Construction, or Electrical and I'm sure you don't want to do that. Working full-time may seem like a good idea now, but you have to really think about the future. I didn't think about the future and it cost me. Luckily I woke up just in time. Please stay in school. You will not regret it in the long run, trust me.
2006-10-30 05:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by DJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reasons to stay in college:
You will have a better paying job and will make more through your work life.
You will stay covered by your parents health insurance until you graduate. (Did your summer job offer health benefits? Do the jobs you will work at charge for those?)
You need time to grow up and decide exactly what you want to do.
Its much harder to go back to school after you "settle down" if you discover you need that college education.
I "dropped out" after my sophmore year, got a full time job and got married. I ended up in a string of minimum wage jobs. I decided I had to finish my degree and if you think you are stressed now, try going back to school with a husband, house, toddler and job. I managed but it would have been much easier if I had just stayed in.
2006-10-30 07:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cut back. you're doing too much. cut back your work hours. cut down on your school activites. and every now and then, take some time for you.
studies have shown that college degree holders make an average of $250,000 MORE per lifetime than those who don't.
i feel your pain, though. i'm also a sophomore in college struggling with all of my activities.
2006-10-30 05:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by dixiegirl687 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
beat out the competition!!u ll have to attend college
2006-10-30 06:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by km1735 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋