College or work?

I had a hard time in high school, really. I have a serious authority problem, and I don't like people teaching me things I find that are needless. Thus, I had a serious problem with high school.

I had started working when I was 13, and I found a lot more gratification with it. Much more than any education gave me.

So I graduated high school and I pretty much worked full time. Eventually, I decided going back to school would be a good idea. So I went for a degree in mathematics. And decided that it was a bunch of bullshit, and I HATED it. The kids, the way they treated their classes, the pace and style of the classes never appealed to me. So I quit. And went back to working fulltime exclusively. (Though I was working fulltime when I WENT.)

I finally went back only a year ago. And it STILL doesn't appeal to me. But I am biting the bullet this time, mostly because the atmosphere is more something I can get into now. More adults are there than I imagined there would be, and that makes college more of an atmosphere of work for me than education. Which I can get into.

This is just my opinion, but I really don't think college straight out of high school is always the best route. I'm not saying this because *I* did it, but I notice a lot of people fail in maturing when they go to college straight out of school. College is not living in reality, if you ask me. It's a bunch of fabricated bullshit - reality is the same, but more vital to survival.

Taking a year off is what I always thought was reasonable. Do things on your own in reality for a year, and then decide what you want to do if it suits you.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by jsphweid

How much would a half semester cost anyway?

Probably the same amount as a full semester, I imagine. They don't discriminate when it comes to charging their students.

There's nowhere I can't reach.