Why can’t I just quit?

I needed to let out my frustration on an ongoing issue in my life. UNI!

Anyone who knows me, follows me on  twitter, has me on facebook or bbm will know of  battle with higher education. I REALLY hate Uni. With a passion. Being there just makes me so angry, upset, frustrated and annoyed. And yet, i am still here. I have never enjoyed uni, since the moment i started. But i thought, “let me just wait a few months, i might start to enjoy it”. I was wrong. I’m at the end of my second year and I hate it just the same. Yet, i still haven’t left.

To me, i don’t think university is 100% necessary. If I had known how irrelevant uni would be for me, i would have never bothered going. I think i felt pressured into going to uni. What would i be able to do with my life if i didn’t? I also felt my parents and family expected me to go to uni as that’s just the next step in life after college isn’t it? When i think about what i want to do in life, i don’t think being at university helps me any more than if i just went straight to work after college. With my career path, work experience is equally, if not more important than a degree. I wish i had known this three years ago!

I am spending over £3000 a year on tuition fees (let me not even mention how much i have to pay back in student loan fees on top of that kmt!) doing self directed learning.I am paying £3225 a year to TEACH MYSELF. That’s ultimately what i am doing. I honestly cannot say i have learnt anything since being here. I’m not sure if that’s because of the uni i go to, or just the course i am doing in general (however I am pretty certain it is because of my uni). Basically, it feels like iam paying for access to a library and a few guest lectures a year. Its just a waste of money.

It is also common knowledge that the employment world is not how it should be, although it is getting better, finding a job in your chosen career path is ridiculously difficult. So there is the simple fact that I may leave university with a degree but end up in a meaningless job just so I can pay bills and live. On top of that, in my chosen career path, it is likely i will have to intern (unpaid) for a few years to get higher on the career ladder. I cannot afford to be working for free, and finding a paid job in my field is a lot harder than i thought it would have been! So i could potentially be wasting three years of my life, and a ridiculous amount of money for nothing. As pessimistic as that sounds, that’s just how i feel. And yet, i am still enrolled.

Also, the fact that I hate writing essays, working in groups, doing coursework, hand ins etc doesn’t really go well with the uni life does it lol. I really do not understand why i am still here? Maybe im scared i’ll become a failure if i do leave.

I guess i’m also hoping that my degree (if i pass that is) will benefit me, and that I’ll leave uni and land the ideal job (HA!). Or that my degree will help me get into my other fields of interest. It also burns my heart and soul that i have wasted two years to just go and quit and achieve nothing from this. That would ultimately be the biggest waste of time (and most importantly, money) wouldn’t it? I’m still in deep thoughts about this, no decision has been made yet, but i best start making some soon!

In life we must do things we don’t like  in order to move forward and become successful, right? :/

MissCherry.x

Response: What Did You REALLY Go Uni For?

Hiya People… Make sure you watch this video!

I watched a very…disturbing…not disturbing…but a very RIDICULOUS video earlier today. I wont be uploading it, but Basically its a video on “University” students after a rave. I quote “University” because, i can’t ACTUALLY believe, they could possibly have the intellect to go to university (my opinion).

What is university for?? Well i thought it was a place to gain a higher education, more knowledge, get a degree for a better job and future. But OBVIOUSLY i must be wrong. According to the video, it looks like university is just a youth club, an excuse to jam and rave and “rep your uni”.

Obviously, Uni isnt STRICTLY education, its a place to meet new people, gain new experiences etc. But i think some people are taking that a bit too far.

You cannot have a “thug” mentality AND go to uni. You can’t do it. Its like mixing water & oil, it WON’T work. How are you going around acting like a badman, treating your uni like your in some gang? how? Uni & Gang? No. Won’t work ever. Like Twist said, if your doing a road ting, then you would be doing your road ting. you WON’T be at uni. Real talk.

Your not taking out a STUDENT LOAN to pop bottles and buy Ed Hardy. Your not paying over 3 Grand a year to be arguing over which is the best uni. Do you REALLY think that your university want to be represented by people with that mentality? No, i don’t think so.

I thought University was a place for mature students, but i must be wrong. People are acting like 15 year olds at Secondary School. GROW UP! You got into uni, so behave like a university student and become someone your parents, friends and university are proud of.

If you disagree with me, your probably the person i’m talking about! But feel Free to comment and leave YOUR opinion.

Quick Note : I guarantee half them guys in that video are going to do retakes or re-do their entire year!

MissCherry.x