So you’re in college and you feel like you’re just wasting your time. Perhaps you’re wondering if it is even going to be worth it in the end. Guess what? You probably are wasting your time……….. IF you’re in school for all the wrong reasons. If you are going to school for something that you love and passionate about I really don’t see it as money wasted but instead knowledge gained.
Going through the struggle, and let’s be quite honest, the damn near trauma of college life is not something you want to do out of obligation. If you attend college because you feel it is what’s expected of you or because you feel like it is the only way to get a job and earn a living you may be in for a shock after graduation.
It is not uncommon for degree holders to hold the same positions after graduation as many with only a high-school diploma. Is that always the case? Most definitely not! However, remember that a degree does not always equal a guaranteed job after you cross that stage. The work that needs to be put in in order to utilize all that information you just took in over the course of four years is often looked over. If you are in a field that you aren’t ready to put the work into in order to thrive then it may not be for you. That is not to say that you cannot be successful either. There are many who are extremely successful and more than financially stable who never even bothered to apply to a college. People do not speak on it much but deciding to pursue higher education really has to be in your heart or you will always feel like you are wasting your time, trust me.
College may be right for you but you may still be in the wrong major. I really revel in the fact that I am attending school for the second time and this time it is for something I love. Going to classes and doing homework is so much easier for me when I know I am learning how to make a career out of something I would do for free! Hell I’m doing it right now!
I used to think STEM majors must be miserable with all that math and was surprised to meet the students sincerely excited to become engineers and mathematicians. What I’m saying is don’t go if you don’t want it and that does NOT mean don’t go if you don’t want to wake up early or don’t go because you don’t feel like doing homework. Go because you dream of holding that degree in your hand. Go because you can’t see yourself doing anything else and jump at any opportunity to become better at your passion. If you already started college or thinking about it but don’t know if you have that passion yet I hope that it finds you.
The Open Owl 