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Yeah, if I were you I would work as as hard/smart as feasible to finish the uni. I.e. I am fortunate to live in the EU and have many friends that dropped off un
by a-saleh 3y ago
Yeah, if I were you I would work as as hard/smart as feasible to finish the uni. I.e. I am fortunate to live in the EU and have many friends that dropped off uni to work and now live happy lives and first time they bumped into a problem with not having a degree is when they wanted to take a stab at working in the US, because there are visa requirements and suddenly that paper is no longer meaningless.
So take the uni as an oportunity to learn to work the system. If you are not affraid about the basics (roof over your head, food, e.t.c.) it should not be as high stakes. You can figure out how to pass, where to put in effort, where to avoid, make friends, teach each other, work for each other, e.t.c. ... there might be exchange program to get yourself to more interesting university. There could be payd internship that can count towards credits to finish your program (no idea how your coursework works) There could be a way how to continue studying through the military service? My country used to have civil service alternative, where you'd work as a helper-to-nurse/janitor in hospital while being able to live at home, but thank god for professional army.
If you are affraid bout the basics, I can't help you there. My grandpa emigrated his second country in 50's, thought he'd find job in Austria through friend, but then found out some ostblock countries have stipends for farmacologists, so he finished his studies east of iron curtain. Maybe weirder adventure awaits you. Good luck.
- RetroTechie 3y ago> first time they bumped into a problem with not having a degree is when they wanted to take a stab at working in the US, because there are visa requirements and suddenly that paper is no longer meaningless. Regardless of "working in US" is in OP's future (or 'dreams'): NOT finishing uni will close a # of doors for you. Which ones? You'll only find out when it's too late to do anything about it. Many young people won't even have a chance to attend uni. Or succeed - because eg. their previous education was subpar. That puts you in a privileged position. Be thankful for what (opportunities) you have. So if at all possible: graduate. Decide whether it was worth it afterwards. The idiosyncracies of grading systems etc: just another case of RTFM. Deal with it & move on.
- a-saleh 3y agoYeah. Partner just hit one of those blocks, recruiter sent her offer for well paying position, but with EU institution that mandates a degree, so she didn't even get to interview in the end. And she had extremely valid reasons for not finishing that degree, but it still is brick wall from time to time.