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Diploma in what? I'm all over the place, and I can't just choose one area of study. What if I want to study art but the diploma will be useless? What if I want

Diploma in what? I'm all over the place, and I can't just choose one area of study. What if I want to study art but the diploma will be useless? What if I want to study business but end up writing TPS reports for 100 hours a week at Wall Street? What if I want to study math but will end up hating whatever it is I studied. The possibilities frighten me and excite me at the same time.

kachhalimbu 15y ago
You can apply this reasoning to any decision you want to make and talk yourself out of it immediately. But even then at the end of the day you have to make a decision. Why not back yourself to succeed and commit to it for a while. You can always change course later on. Life is all about experiences and learning from ones mistakes. Good luck to you.
mtrimpe 15y ago
I figured out (after dropping out ;) that college isn't about the diploma but about the connections you make. Add to that that you'll learn a shared vocabulary and 'way of thinking' which will allow you to communicate better with those connections. So if you want to know what to study, just ask yourself which company of graduates you would like to belong to. It'll also help with that sense of identity you felt you were missing.
shazmjd 15y ago
University / college is also about honing your ability to learn new stuff. Once you know that you can quickly pick up anything you have a desire to learn, it's pretty easy to get stuck into what you enjoy at that moment. I believe most institutes allow you to change your course(s) and even transfer over to a different program altogether.
rjbond3rd 15y ago
If you were one of my students, here's how I would advise you: 1. Don't get paralysis. 2. Pick something that gives you good career options. The rest are your hobbies (and it's good to have hobbies). 4. Be cautious taking on any educational debt -- make sure it's worth it. Your career will take many turns but you want your opening move to be strong. Frankly, if you can program and enjoy math, your future is bright. When you love your work, you won't need the escapism of substances.
- mannicken 15y ago
  I can program but I do not necessarily enjoy it. I enjoy it maybe 5% of the time, the rest is spend thinking "god this sucks". Perhaps wrong-career choice very early on is what made me turn to substances/get depressed.

kachhalimbu 15y ago

You can apply this reasoning to any decision you want to make and talk yourself out of it immediately. But even then at the end of the day you have to make a decision. Why not back yourself to succeed and commit to it for a while. You can always change course later on. Life is all about experiences and learning from ones mistakes. Good luck to you.

mtrimpe 15y ago

I figured out (after dropping out ;) that college isn't about the diploma but about the connections you make. Add to that that you'll learn a shared vocabulary and 'way of thinking' which will allow you to communicate better with those connections. So if you want to know what to study, just ask yourself which company of graduates you would like to belong to. It'll also help with that sense of identity you felt you were missing.

shazmjd 15y ago

University / college is also about honing your ability to learn new stuff. Once you know that you can quickly pick up anything you have a desire to learn, it's pretty easy to get stuck into what you enjoy at that moment. I believe most institutes allow you to change your course(s) and even transfer over to a different program altogether.

rjbond3rd 15y ago

If you were one of my students, here's how I would advise you: 1. Don't get paralysis. 2. Pick something that gives you good career options. The rest are your hobbies (and it's good to have hobbies). 4. Be cautious taking on any educational debt -- make sure it's worth it. Your career will take many turns but you want your opening move to be strong. Frankly, if you can program and enjoy math, your future is bright. When you love your work, you won't need the escapism of substances.

mannicken 15y ago
I can program but I do not necessarily enjoy it. I enjoy it maybe 5% of the time, the rest is spend thinking "god this sucks". Perhaps wrong-career choice very early on is what made me turn to substances/get depressed.