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So I'm thinking of quitting uni already

post #1 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:30am
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5 class days into the semester. I had some technical difficulties when trying to drop a class last night. Now I'm going to be charged for the class I don't want to take and if I drop it I'll get a WF grade. Sort of like saying "she withdrew before she could fail." I already called the registrar's office, first thing in the morning, to see if they might work with me on this and they said no way. This school doesn't even have my intended major. Why am I wasting my time with them?!? Today is the payment deadline so I may withdraw and go to...

AIU, which costs $4650 per quarter before financial aid. (Kennesaw is around $1250 per semester- sort of a big difference.) However, they offer my intended major (media production) and they have a campus in London. Their January quarter has just started and if I sign up today I can still get in and qualify for financial aid. Or I can take my time deciding and get a full time job (and not have to beg them to let me work sort of odd hours to fit my schedule) and start at AIU in April.

Am I about to make a really really really bad decision? I like to take my time to think about things, and in this one day I have some major decisions to make.

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post #2 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:38am
even though college has had little effect on what i'm actually doing in life (as is often the case), i'd have to recommend putting off entering The World for as long as possible, if you can...

for the record, i attended five different schools...

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post #3 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:40am
AIU is a fine fit, but why rush it?

April isn't that far away, and you can find some work and make some much-needed money in the meantime.

The important factors are:

1) You be able to do something careerwise with your major at AIU so that it can "pay for itself."
2) You be able to return to England ASAP because there are clearly elements there essential for your long-term happiness.
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post #4 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:47am
hmm, in retrospect my response was horribly unhelpful, wasn't it?

i'm gonna go over in the comic book forum or something.
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post #5 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:53am
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The decision is what is rushed. AIU admissions reps are sales people, and they sometimes try not to let you leave until you've signed the dotted line and made a payment, that's why I'm nervous about having to make this decision today. I think waiting for the April quarter is my best bet, but I'll have more info after I talk with one of their people this afternoon. (For instance, if tuition in London is roughly the same as it is here, I'm outta here!)

Oh and I've tried talking to my parents about this and there's just been lots of yelling. "You just want to drop out of school again." If I wanted that I'd have done it by now.
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post #6 of 10
1/15/03 at 11:56am
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Dave Davis:
hmm, in retrospect my response was horribly unhelpful, wasn't it?

i'm gonna go over in the comic book forum or something.
Actually, it wasn't. I won't feel anywhere near as bad about going to 3 different colleges.

And I'm pursuing a degree that will hopefully have something to do with my RL career. Watch me spend all this money and end up being a receptionist or something!
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post #7 of 10
1/15/03 at 12:03pm
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jennifer:
Oh and I've tried talking to my parents about this and there's just been lots of yelling. "You just want to drop out of school again." If I wanted that I'd have done it by now.
The short-term discomfort of being on their bad side and heading out on your own with not a lot behind you again is much preferable to the long-term discomfort of being miserable and full of regrets at missed opportunities, I should think.

Do what you MUST to be happy, Jen.
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post #8 of 10
1/15/03 at 12:08pm
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mikah912:
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jennifer:
Oh and I've tried talking to my parents about this and there's just been lots of yelling. "You just want to drop out of school again." If I wanted that I'd have done it by now.
heading out on your own with not a lot behind you again
Well, the last time I did that it turned out to be one of the happiest and saddest times of my life. I miss that insane range of feelings. I know I'd definitely prefer to be broke and happy.

I'm just so damn nervous having to decide anything so soon. Today. Right now.
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post #9 of 10
1/15/03 at 12:53pm
#1: Listen to Micah. Do what YOU need to do to be happy.
#2: Listen to Micah again (sorry Micah). Drop out, leave, IF YOU HAVE TO (i'd recommend toughing out the semester just to get your stupid credits out of the way) but don't rush over to another school totally until you've had time to evaluate it.
#3: Transferring schools is ALWAYS a big decision. I did it THREE times. It sucked each time. Its not a decision to make within a few hours time span.
#4: You know hwere to find me
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post #10 of 10
1/15/03 at 2:18pm
What you don't want is to get "F's" for all your classes this semester from the school you are currently enrolled at, or anything resembling an "F." Those kinds of "explanation grades" i.e. "ummm, well... the reason I got those grades was because..."

Avoid that at all costs; I dropped out of college after one and a half semesters and got what amounted to 5 Failing grades. Transferring to the school I wanted to go to became much more difficult after that.
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