2007-03-05 19:55:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
"waste" your youth?
pray tell, what would you be doing if not outfitting yourself for your future life?
chasing lovers? working at a minimum wage job? partying?
2007-03-06 01:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by coquinegra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're confused like most teenagers on what to do with your life, then you’re not alone.
You could take a year off to figure out what you're interested in if you don't know what to do with your life. (figuring which course to take, working or whatever)
In the college where I’m currently studying you have the option of changing your course after the first semester, a lot of people do this they get into a course the don't really like and then study hard to get good GPA's and applied for a different course the next semester. My lecturer says that it's easier that way since they don't look at your high school results but rather your previous college GPA's. You could think bout that, but it takes alot of time and money.
You shouldn't think that you’re wasting your youth in studying, college is actually fun. And besides, you don't want to be old one day and think back at the “youth is wasted on the young" thing. Luck.
2007-03-06 04:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by hotmaledelivery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont want to go to school then dont. I was coerced into going to college after high school when I didnt want to and it landed me $10,000 in loans and credits for 4 classes because I didn't do well because I didn't want to be there. I went back 2 years later and now I have a 3.92 GPA, make $45,000 a year with no college education, and my employer pays for 100% of the school. College is great if you want to go, but a lot of times it isn't even worth it.
2007-03-05 20:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by Tim H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. It sounds like you're not ready for the commitment that higher educaiton requires. Taking a year off could help you figure out what you want. . .or if you even want to go to college.
If you DO plan to go to college afterwards, I would suggest that you do something during your year off--volunteer, travel, both. It'll look good on your college applications, and allow you to take an experience that could easily be self-indulgent, and make it meaningful.
2007-03-05 20:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by avast 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with it, PROVIDED that you do something with your year off. Because when you do apply to college, they'll want to know what you were doing during your year off, and if it was just lying around the house, they're not going to be impressed. Get a job, backpack around Europe, join some volunteer organization for a year.
2007-03-05 20:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋