Should I drop out of university?

[sonnyw]

Is it a mistake to drop out in my third (and last) year? If I were on track with my exams I'd be graduating in a month, but I'm so far behind that it would probably take me until October 2027 to finish. The thing is, I only picked this major because I thought it'd be easy to find a job, not because I actually liked the subject. Turns out the job market isn't that great anyway, and I really don't want to spend the rest of my life doing something I hate.

I'm thinking about just quitting and starting to work. I applied for a job yesterday that has nothing to do with my studies, but I doubt they'll even get back to me. Last November, I went for it and did a selection process for what would have been a life changing job abroad. The company actually paid for my flight and hotel, but it was super selective and I didn't make it. Since then, my motivation has been at zero. I barely took one exam last winter and I haven't even opened a book for the summer session.

I'm stuck. I feel like I've wasted three years, but I'm looking for a way out. My family makes everything worse since we have a bad relationship and they're forcing me to stay in uni. They have this old-school mindset that whatever you choose at 18 is what you have to do forever. I want to move out and leave this city behind as soon as possible. Honestly, I'd move anywhere in the world just to start over.

The problem is that every job I find asks for a degree or experience. I feel like I don't have any real skills, and while I have age on my side, so does everyone else. I don't want to switch majors because I'm done with the whole university environment and I can't stand living with my parents anymore. But I also can't quit until I have a solid backup plan.

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[bb142342]

So, my advice to you—since you are so close to the finish line—is simply to push through, taking it one step at a time.

Once you have your final degree papers in hand, I'm sure you'll start feeling better again, and that will allow you to make new plans. Perhaps the job market will have improved by then, and you'll find the exact position you're looking for.

Don't let that rejection discourage you. I don't know which country you're in, but things look pretty bleak in the job market here, too. Many companies are shutting down, and even within my own company, we see dozens of applicants vying for a single good position. Therefore, a rejection has almost nothing to do with the individual person; rather, it's simply a reflection of the high volume of people applying right now.

I wish you the best of luck and hope that you are able to successfully complete your studies, should you decide to do so.

 

[SASU-KE]

Please don't drop out. I almost dropped out of college. My mother gave me a talking to.

I somehow powered through, got my degree, got a pretty ordinary job right out of college, but then worked my way up the chain and today I'm successful.

I'm doing well financially at least even though I'm unhappy as a person.

Don't drop out,power through.

 

[sonnyw]

So, my advice to you—since you are so close to the finish line—is simply to push through, taking it one step at a time.

Once you have your final degree papers in hand, I'm sure you'll start feeling better again, and that will allow you to make new plans. Perhaps the job market will have improved by then, and you'll find the exact position you're looking for.

Don't let that rejection discourage you. I don't know which country you're in, but things look pretty bleak in the job market here, too. Many companies are shutting down, and even within my own company, we see dozens of applicants vying for a single good position. Therefore, a rejection has almost nothing to do with the individual person; rather, it's simply a reflection of the high volume of people applying right now.

I wish you the best of luck and hope that you are able to successfully complete your studies, should you decide to do so.

Please don't drop out. I almost dropped out of college. My mother gave me a talking to.

I somehow powered through, got my degree, got a pretty ordinary job right out of college, but then worked my way up the chain and today I'm successful.

I'm doing well financially at least even though I'm unhappy as a person.

Don't drop out,power through.

Thanks for the tips. I'm in Italy, and I'm worried that even with a better job market, I'll just end up in a job I don't like. I've completely lost interest in what I'm studying and don't want a career in this industry. If I'm planning to work in a totally different field anyway, is there even any point in finishing the degree?

 

[SASU-KE]

Thanks for the tips. I'm in Italy, and I'm worried that even with a better job market, I'll just end up in a job I don't like. I've completely lost interest in what I'm studying and don't want a career in this industry. If I'm planning to work in a totally different field anyway, is there even any point in finishing the degree?

When you drop out potential employers take that as a sign.You don't see a task to completion?

Also, accomplishing more looks better on your resume and also accounts for all the time you put in.
How will you account for all the time you put into this degree so far? One of my coworkers put on his resume that he worked for six months in a previous company. The problem is he didn't have a pay slip from that company to back up his claims and HR fired him because he couldn't corroborate.

So it's better you finish this and then go to something else that you like.

 

[Dinorun]

you said you are just a month away, if you were only begining and didnt yet invest much into the dagree it would be a thing to discuss
BUT you are at the last 100 meter dash of a 42km marathon and you are thinking about quiting now. all those efforts sweat and tears would go to waste and your brain is coming up with every posible excuse why you cant do it when you made it this far.
id suggest just finish this first of all, after that try to presue what makes you happy, noone can take the dagree from you afterwards if things dont work out as planned you always have that cradential to fall on