I dropped out of High School.

I did it because it was a joke, and I got to to college two years early as a result after taking a couple of placement tests.

Only a complete retard would drop out of college, though.

because I had trouble seeing how music/lit appreciation had anything to do with sysadmin work

turns out I was correct

I didn't. Graduating is the easiest fucking thing to do. Retards graduate every year. All you have to do is put effort into it.

I realised computer science is not science.

It's actually a user manual written in mathematics.

>>7678877

True, but still not reason enough to quit college. If science is your thing, why didn't you just transfer to one?

One day, while sitting in class one of the other students said to me, "You know, you act like you really don't want to be here."

The more I thought about it, the more I realized she was right. I didn't want to be there, so I quit.

I wasn't interested in the assignments, wouldn't go to class, etc. It was a waste of $9,000 every four months.

However, Im infinitely less happy now.

I graduated but my attendance was 40%, but I didn't get the degree I wanted due to my lack of motivation.

I got some bullshit rubbish, have to go back in a couple of years when I sort myself out.

Realised that studying english is the highway to unemployment

I moved across the country. I could get a degree, just one semester away.

I was not putting in the work that my capabilites deserved.

I was graduating with slightly above average marks in a very difficult program.

But I was attending less than half my classes. I was pulling an all nighter beating halo on legendary difficulty instead of studying, the night before the toughest final I ever took.

It wasn't that I wasn't on track to graduate, it was that I was embarassed at how I was going through school, and didn't want to waste my time and money until I was really prepared to put in the work that I owed it to myself to put in.

I hope to go back this september. We shall see if I get accepted as a returning student. I hope it's just a formality, but I am nervous as hell about it.

>>7678889
Enrolling in university where I live is done through high-school, nationwide exams. This means I'll have to repeat 1-2 years of high-school.

To be honest, I have lost all interest in academic pursuits. I still appreciate its results, though. BRB working construction.

>>7678970

Yeah, did that too. Made a ton of money, and I am hoping, that I found it boring enough that I will remember that and it will drive me to do well in university.

Wierd thing, is I LIKE cracking open a math text and working away for 3 hours with the tunes on and a froster at my side. But I find it so easy to just not get started.

I couldn't find parking.

>>7678938

This. And I had no motivation, rarely came to class, never did homework, etc.

I'm thinking about going back now. I have a new major in mind that I'm actually interested in and may actually make me some money.

because it's the truly intelligent mans only option

I am being to dumb?

I was in college for 4 years and had accumulated less than 30 hours with a shit gpa. I was either on academic probation or suspension every semester. The thing was I really did try. I really really did. It's just I'm not cut out for it or something. I was getting really burned out on it which just made my depression worsen causing a self destructive spiral.

So now I'm taking my first semester off. No school, no work. Just 4chan and vidya games. The only problem is it's shit on my social life. Im 22 unemployed living at home.

Uni ended up being high school 2.0.

I figured it would actually be difficult and I'd be learning a lot, but spent most of the time listening to idiots ask fucking retarded questions all day. The 40+ year old idiots were by far the worst. Ended up having to do group assignments in all four classes. Turns out the average American writes at a third grade level. I don't understand why I'm paying shitloads of money, and my grade is effected by the asshole next to me.

I then did a semester online. I didn't buy any of the books, bullshitted my way through and got A's in all the classes.

I'm going to go to art school now. That way I can be the retarded uncreative person, and I'll actually have to work to make up for my lack of skills.

>>7679024

bingo

onewordblocks

>>7679024

I disagree. I don't think my degree is really "worth" the money. It won't pay for itself

but it's a chance to meet other people who are interested in the things I am interested in, walk around a pretty campus, and prove to myself that I can put work in when I need to. Sure, I don't NEED to work to graduate, but I can't fool myself into thinking I really worked hard when I didn't. Plus, I don't like admitting I dropped out of college. It feels like I failed at something. This isn't something that I normally let slide.

sure, it's value is not what most traditional people would claim. but it does have value. And I have a lot of money sitting around that I am not using. maybe they can build another library or something with it.

>>7679047

Don't get me started on those fucking 40+ mature age students...

ran out of moneys

>>7679274

Lets hear it. Why are they fucking there anyway? Get a diploma then die a week later?

High school dropout here. Shit was just standardized test material beat into your head while you learned nothing of value so you could make your district look good so they can get more funding to carry on the cycle.

Got into college while my peers were still in high school.

I dropped out because i failed so miserably I can't even bring myself to type much about it. I was depressed though and can't really remember much about it except for a few things so embarrassing that nearly ten years later my asshole puckers up and i cringe when i think of it.

>>7679127

You're trying to be everyone else but all you've managed to be is a nobody. Congrats

uc berkeley.

computer science.


/wrists

>>7679362

I was at uc berkeley tonight O_O

>>7679333
R9K WANTS TO HEAR SOME STORIES

I was only taking a few classes that interested me, I never intended to go all the way. I'm pretty set financially, good enough to live on comfortably anyway because of family business. I've got some mental health problems, stress makes them a lot worse, even taking a super light class load just for fun was stressing me out pretty bad, so I ended that. I used to try to push myself, but I've realized how much worse I get when I'm stressed out, how easily I get stressed out, and to know when to pull back.

A lot of you who feel like you're always putting in a fraction of your ability are really going all out and don't realize it.

Passed the first year easily, didn't go to any of the second year lectures for about 5 months because I was cocky. When I got called in about it I faked depression to everyone I knew, and moved back in with my parents. It worked well.

Because it was painfully easy and I hated the fact that I didn't have to work at it.

Seriously, 3.9 gpa by doing the minimum and going out drinking every night. I actually had to work at not going to class and not taking tests and not doing homework the next semester, and I STILL passed. 2.9.

Once I realized they'd give a degree to any retarded monkey who paid tuition, I couldn't motivate myself to try.

I do plan on going back. Unfortunately, society places such high importance on that worthless piece of paper that it's hard to go anywhere with it. But when I do, I'm distancing myself as far as possible from college life (not living in the dorms, not going on campus for anything but class) and just getting my little piece of paper that says I'm qualified as quickly as I possibly can.

>>7679552
To be honest, the painfully easy part was my fault. I went to a state school (SUNY system) when I should have gone to somewhere better. I had the grades to get in, but unless I got massive scholarships I couldn't afford it.

Or I could have at least gone to a better SUNY school. God, I hated where I went.

>>7679581

Which SUNY?

i'm back in, now.
i dropped out because the professors seemed only to care about their pet theories and formatting, not actual passing on of important knowledge, insight, or anything. for example, i'm a female. i was raised by some pretty serious feminists who were almost, but mostly not quite, feminazis. and i had a teacher who thought that every fucking movie in the entire world was sexist.

including alien. where they wrote the part of ripley as male, cast sigourney weaver and then didn't change any of the dialogue or most of the actions. i did a very well written and researched paper that painted alien as an awesome role model for young girls and generally tried to make the point that i didn't think it was sexist. i did not do it to be disrespectful, i just didn't agree and couldn't think of another idea for a paper. i was given a very low grade.

in another course, i had a professor who basically wouldn't give you anything above a low c if you didn't discuss the paper's drafts with her at least twice before turning it in. and she never told us that.

retail has mellowed me somewhat (stay in school, retail sucks. food service is even worse.) but i still have a lot of trouble finding the subtle connection between the bullshit in most of my classes and actual knowledge, or any benefit i might be getting from it. i wouldn't have gone back at all if the economy hadn't gone downhill. i probably would have just tried to get a job at a decent store and get promoted enough that there was little management oversight. when there is, retail sucks less than college.

>>7679759
>i'm a female
What the fuck did that have to do with anything?

I WENT FOR THE WRONG REASONS AND ATTENDED A COURSE IN WHICH I HAD NO INTEREST AT ALL

I didn't.
Uni is great fun, but I don't really learn a lot.
I get to go to parties, even scored a few times.
It's great when you know everyone, but not too well.
I don't have to put up with idiotic people, but get to go around doing fun stuff.
I've already learnt all of it on my own.
Hopefully when I start ony my PhD I'll be able to get into my element.

The course was okay but my social life was dire. I realised that the reason I'm such a solitary person is because I actually do have genuine problems when it comes to being around people for extended periods of time.

It was fine at times, even good at others, but most of the time I was sat in my room in a daze feeling like shit. I dropped out to evaluate some things and see if I could figure out what I'd enjoy more.

So far I've got nothing, so I might just end up going back and picking up where I left off. At least I'll have some experience on my side this time.

My family situation was making it as hard as possible to actually put some effort in.
I started back up now and I'm doing OK but there's still absolutely fucking ridiculous bullshit getting in the way shitty transportation and complete strangers trying to ruin me and tuition went way up due to this shit economy.

I like being in college. I really do. I love learning and being in lectures. But I just can't seem to stop procrastinating and put in more effort. I have such a bad GPA... 2.7, it's really discouraging. But I kind of realized that I don't like liberal arts too much after this semester and, turns out, my favourite class this semester is math. I've also become increasingly interested in physics. Going to do pre-calc in the summer and take science courses next summer. If that doesn't work out, I'm going to drop out and get my priorities in order.

Poorfag here

Simply couldn't afford it any longer.

>>7680551
>>next summer
Meant to say "next semester," meaning this September.

>>7680551
http://www.khanacademy.org and http://ocw.mit.edu, learn them and love them

I was unable to control my Internet use (forums and googling shit), causing me to miss obligatory stuff. Still an Internet addict now 6 years later.

>>7680595
how can 1 guy know so much about every subject?

>>7680637
The guy who runs Khan Academy is a pretty smart dude (undergrad and grad in engineering, masters business administration) but looking at the table of contents that's not too much to learn at all if you've gotten halfway through a BS in any field of engineering.

I was studying for a bachelor's in computer science, but I didn't finish my third year, because I realized I didn't really want to work with computers.

got kicked out for drinking/ fighting.

dropped out of high school because depression, never went back, now jobless and trying to get job.

ran out of money halfway through
i went a bit insane actually
couldnt get a loan
stopped eating
collapsed while leaving a lecture one day
had to drop out for medical reasons
that was three years ago
going back to uni this year

>>7680595
I've only taken a quick look at the Khan site, but shit looks pretty useful. You may have just saved my future. (college student on the brink of dropping out)

>>7680727

Hope all goes well for you dude, very encouraging to see you going back.

drug addiction, depression, lack of motivation (internal and external)

Three math courses, or actually FEM and dynamics, both in wich we'd have to calculate all that theoretical shit by hand even though no-one does that in real life anymore.
I just didn't see the point in these shitty yet mandatory courses, and of course my talents weren't really enough to pass them. So I left 15 points short of the degree. Not that even the ones with degree gets any jobs these days (mechanical engineering).
I also have to mention that the constant bombardment with projects and deadlines almost drove me to insanity. Now I work as a farm-hand, driving a telehandler, neat job and I get to spend much time by myself with zero stress.

>>7680705
dude its fucking highschool...you can take all the easy classes and coast through just by showing up for attendance.

>>7680595
I must thank you... so very, very much. This site is AWESOME. Just watched the intro to chemistry (the atom) and loved it so much. Going to use this in the future for sure.

I tested out of high school 2 years early, but not because I was so smart or special or in any way talented. I was just literally afraid of being killed by other students.

>>7680671
Holy crap. Just read his little bio and he has his MBA from Harvard and bunch of degrees from MIT. He sounds like a truly great person, especially since he doesn't even charge for his videos, just a donation fee. I'm definitely donating to this guy when I can.

Because the dirty spic that took over as chancellor kept jacking up the tuition and I could no longer afford it because I'm not a minority so I couldn't get a free ride from the government.

>>7680991
I'm a minority with a 1512 SAT score (oldfag here) and college didn't exactly come knocking on my door. Get bent, insecure stormfag.

>>7680996
SAT scores don't matter when you are a dirty criminal, you dumb, dark skinned fuck.

>>7681025
You don't belong anywhere near a college campus.

>>7681032
At least I'm not in jail for robbing old ladies, you dirty, dark skinned fuck.

>>7681059
Yeah you're in jail for hate crimes, and justifiably so:
http://www.ocweekly.com/2009-11-26/news/slater-slums-smackdown-huntington-beach-oak-view-barrio/

>>7681072
No, I can control my rage, unlike like you dirty dark skinned fags that rob old ladies and rape little girls.

College only made me realize I have crippling social anxiety and poor social skills. The more I tried to "throw myself out there" the more I became insecure and rejected.

I avoided being on campus as much as possible. I would run home every day to my room to lock myself away where I'd actually be happy.

Academic probation twice. Dismissed...wrote a letter to get back in. Dismissed again.

20 now... working at a grocery store as a cashier and trying to get full time work with health insurance.

I might end up becoming an OTR truck driver.
40k+ a year and complete loneliness.

I was a computer science major.

I'm washing my hands.

I might be dropping out soon. I'm at an Ivy, but my GPA is currently 1.94. I'm so tired I have difficulty walking to class. Still, I don't want to disappoint my family. Hopefully I can get a diagnosis, take a medical withdrawal, and come back when I'm functioning properly.

No one liked me.

I took medical leave. :( was sick

right now I dropped a couple classes just bc I got overwhelmed and was failing a buttload

>>7681128
You may have Leukemia, I had a good friend who was always tired and he was only 20 years old. He was diagnosed with Leukemia and died only a month later. I remember how depressed I was, I almost drank myself to death after he died. It was just so sudden.

I haven't talked to anyone outside of an academic setting (e.g. tutorial/practical class) in 2 or 3 weeks.

All of you need to stop being so weak.
You're at college for two reasons. First of all so that yuo can make money when you're older, and secondly so that you have proof that you're above most other people (people not at one of the top 5 or 10 universities in the world can forget about this one).

Neither of these things need social interaction. As long as you have the internet for stimulation and a strong character then you're fine.

>>7681153
You haven't graduated yet, so hold your tongue until you do smart guy.

permab&

>>7681175
Tripfag with out of context post, just fuck off.

>>7681149
Nah, I'm pretty sure I don't have leukemia, given the tremendous amount of blood work I've had done over the past few months. Right now it's looking like lupus or something in that vein.

I finished with a first

>>7681186
why did that annoy you so much?

>>7681213
It didn't, I'm just a troll.

>>7681222
Oh, fuck me.

Because I was lazy, very lonely and I realise now it was the start of my long standing depression which I am only now coming to terms with. I've been to sixth form, college, and now college again and I'm hoping this time I can tough it out, despite it being one of the worst years of my life.

applied to do history

got there and realised i hated history

>>7681149

>fatigue

>Only a symptom of Leukemia, no other disease in the history of the medical science has ever had fatigue as a symptom.

I do feel sorry to hear about your friend though :(

I have really bad attendance but I hope somehow I'll motivate myself to go in this Monday, any tips? I'm not depressed just hate what I'm doing and really want to do something else, unfortunately I'll have to wait until next September.

Combination of reasons. Firstly, I made friends and thus spent more time getting high and drinking with them rather than studying. Secondly, the classes were bullshit. I had a CS professor who could barely speak english that gave us all our assignments through email, but failed me over attendance. Had a 9am golf class, but it rained everyday forcing is to watch movies on the history of golf. I stopped going.

In retrospect though, dropping out is the only thing I regret in life.

>>7681274
Heh, same thing happened to me, except mine was engineering. First week in I knew I wasn't going to like it. By the time I was one month in I felt like shooting myself every class I went to. Dropped out before even finishing the first semester.

i was in university for graphic design. digital, computer-based, graphic design. we wouldn't touch a computer until 2nd year. all we were doing was the most inane shit, wire sculptures, painting, even a goddamn chair made out of cardboard. it made no sense. i mean, the art history course, sure, i can see why it would be relevant. but all this other shit? in university?

i left after the first half of the year.

>>7681395
Oh god, broseph. I'm a Graphic Design major. Now I know what I have to look forward to.

>>7681356

>Had a 9am golf class

Hang on, what?

>implying I am not currently a Freshman in college with a 3.8 GPA

Fucking Econ Professor gave me a 89 last semester just to be a dick.

>>7681407
>>7681395

>graphic design majors
>thinking an art degree has any value

>>7681433
yeah man. after dropping out i realized, most businesses or anywhere that needs a graphic designer, don't give a crap if you went through school. they want good work and design skills. i have a pretty sweet job working for a design/printing company now thanks to not sticking with university for the remaining years, and freelance + web-design on the side, feels good man.

Depression, followed by nihilism, apathy, and a general lack of motivation.

Tried everything to "fix" it, nothing seems to work.

Lack of money.

>>7681454
Would you recommend that I just get an associate's then? I've already started and was planning on going for my bachelor's degree.

However time and money are factors, I have seen a few jobs here for graphic design that required a BA, but only a couple.

read Catcher in the Rye...realized I could totally just say fuck it and move to some farm.

So I dropped out, moved back home. I'm returning to school next semester. :\